A List for August

-a taped up butterfly wing tucked between pages

-an inside out, backwards tee shirt

-a list of albums, shared between us

-counting down the days

-8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2

-drawing weird little fish

-an XL black hoodie from the surf shop I worked at for a month and then quit (something that brought me some sort of comfort)

-soaking up the sun

-watching the geese out the window (longing)

-dwelling (reminiscing)

-a plain white shirt they gave me on my first day

-you have to take your hoodie off during meals (no pockets!!)

-wearing my busted up sneakers in the James River

-(you are not in control)

-half a sandwich, abandoned in the fridge after a day at Croatan beach

-watermelon high noon (nooner!) and sprite in your mom's apartment

-pleading

-please. i know what i need.

-i know that i know what i need.