Saturday, November 18, 2006

Today

Today I met a boy on the train. He was smart faced: sharp cheeked, sharp nosed. Gray, flecked eyes; skin dusted with freckles.

I offered him chocolate because he looked at me. I wanted to say. A gift is a simple thing. (If you drop it, it will accelerate towards the center of the earth. I held it. Now you.)

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