What I Tell My Daughter

This is what I tell my daughter

Hug me like I'm the last one standing

Sink in and wrap your arms around me

Press your round cheek into mine

We are all of us too alone at times

and if I am standing between you

and the dark

And something you cannot face alone

If I am the edge of the earth for you

 I will shine

Lay it at my feet. But first.

First, wrap your arms around me.

Pandemic Phase

We the people are moving through our very own pandemic phases. Sometimes we shift through 4 stages in one day! What a day! 

                                                                                     (c. Jenny Holzer)

I think about this line so much. I can't seem to stop the intensity of tenderness and the absolute imperative of speaking it. I tell my close friends "I love you" so frequently that they probably all think I am slowly perishing of some hidden illness. It's all a bit messy and desperate and deep waters lurk everywhere. I like deep waters. We are coming through this with a 100% conviction of who is coming through this with us.

Brandi sings "Alone is the last place I wanted to be" and it hits. Be tender. Don't be alone. I will put my arms around every single one of you and not regret it.