Late

Late

None of us learned sign language even
though my grandmother was nearly
deaf after being boxed in the ears by my
grandfather when she came home too late
from babysitting me. I could hear yelling
through the trailer window, and nobody knew
what to do so we drove away and left her there
with the only man she had ever loved. Even
then, I understood you couldn’t save someone
unless you were willing to crucify yourself.
Our car rolled over the gravel and onto a paved
road that lead us to our house. It wasn’t much,
that house, with its long black bars covering
the windows, part decoration, part prison, but
it was a house, you see, and it didn’t move every
time the weather changed like the trailer did.

Michelle's Spell of the Day
"Everything is a joke to you" (A.J. to Tony Soprano) and Tony's response -- "I'm not having a good time." David Chase

Cocktail Hour
Drinking music suggestion: Ultimate Live Iggy Pop

Benedictions and Maledictions
Happy Wednesday!