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--Harold

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And yes, I love my mom and my dad; they were always good to me, no matter what impression you may have received here. They never locked me in a cellar or anything.
 
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something that happened

 stories by harold j. johnson, in various formats - including text, audio, video, and podcasts
 
 
Wednesday, October 29, 2003  

A difficult day, leaving mom in the Assisted Living facility. I had a tremendous amount of trouble letting her go. I wanted to maintain eye contact until the moment we parted (Why is it I'm so obsessed with doing that?), but found one of the staff members, N___, drawing her away from me toward the Activities Room, as mom silently protested/submitted. So my last glimpse of her was from behind, as she was led to her new life. Luckily, dad was waiting outside. I don't know how well I would have handled this had I followed my morning plan--walking as far as I could toward Westwood until I could walk no longer, then catching a cab or one of the few remaining buses still running in this city while the MTA strike continues. So dad drove us, while the fires raged on, the smoke now covering the landscape like a dirty screen door--a shabby view of the city, but one filled with hope, a renewal--for with the burn comes restoral, a change and a return to order. In fact, even while the fire rages on, the world is still in its natural state; as the dead trees are being consumed and unwelcome houses are being scorched and torched and burned to the ground, the world smiles benignly, for it realizes that all is well and normal--everything just seems more heightened now, but that's because we're not used to the flares that are supposed to erupt from time to time. So burn, baby, burn, and return me to my sanctuary, a place not far from mother's womb. Wake me with a smile right now, because I'm tired, and sore, and my heart hurts. Rub my belly and coo in my ear. If there was ever a time I needed it, that time is now, as the fires still threaten to consume the towns. As far as I'm concerned, those towns can burn right down to the ground--nature never welcomed us there, for she wants to grow, and burn, and be her wild uninhibited self. But let's walk away with unscorched hearts--let us heal, and grow, and learn to accept nature's nature, and let the fire in my heart flare down to a steady candle, as it once was. 10/29/2003 11:59:00 PM (0) comments





 
 

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