Cityscapes

& so on the other end of this distance, in hills / is… / well, i’m sure there is no formula to evaluate which decisions are good / & which are bad / & which are healthy

in portland / i saw wildfires burning houses (on the tv) / & was struck by the coverage— both the acreage of consumption & the location (oregon tv reporting on some idaho fires) —& though i am versed in nature’s habits & am thoroughly convinced of immolation’s regenerative properties / & though i don’t see houses as new seeds opened & birthed through heat—

i do believe in new beginnings

in

rites of passage / what is the form of loss? i see context via observation / or change as damage

even my own friends are like nails that drive me into the earth / & i feel my location in a way that makes me nauseated […]

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