Useless to think you’ll park and capture it More thoroughly. You are neither here nor there, As big soft buffetings come at the car sideways And catch the heart off guard and blow it open.

I felt joy, and a familiar pang of shame that comes from realizing you’ve moved too fast to cherish what’s in front of you. ​ The truth is, I don’t always want this kind of life. ​ I wish slowing down didn’t feel like a luxury.