I have so many things to write but so few words on the paper.

A list of things I know to be true:

1 my muscles get sore. I do not live in a body without consequences.

2 my least favorite pain is the pain behind my eyeballs.  

3 fudge is delicious.

4 herons are graceful but have a silly call.

5 All sunsets are beautiful. All sunrises are rare.

6 pressure drops before a thunderstorm.

7 I saw a dead mouse today. I do not know why it was dead.

8 knowing why it was dead wouldn't have made it any less dead.

9 people carve their names into beech trees. It's something about the smooth bark immortalizing their temporary love.

10 this summer is a cicada summer. Their buzz puts me to sleep at night