On the campus district Up the street from the theater district Down the road from University Circle

There are not many big hills to ski down in Ohio I was given a free pass for the season Everybody brought their family for free She had no family who would ski Did not sit right with her like many things She told them we were family I carried a dryer into her basement She got me a free pass for the season Free rentals and lift tickets was all I ever needed It was kind of far away and over too soon More than a bunny hill but mountains would laugh at it I got out there as much as I could with two children to organize first Not sure how many times I made it out there More than a few down the middle the rails are the same size everywhere Moguls are gonna mogul and over too soon Couldn't quite get up to speed When I was younger I was a water skier The wind felt a certain way Down the mountain I recognized the wind It was the same speed and after all water I could not find the wind but it was almost there Not sure if it was the last time but I remember it as the last I arrived through a ...

Falling back is the good one dark on the way to school Took the day off Thursday missed the shooting, but I know who carries a gun there Children do not find it odd to evacuate or build barricades in the blood My opinion is well informed by observations I would rather not see There is no strategy to go to the places I go the no strategy way I know most of the decisions made are not mine Children have double lives and are mysteries to themselves If you know one their entire life you will know more than one person Fourth grade is where I would place the boundary for myself There was a time my daughter spoke better Serbian than me We walked one day and her question waited for Baba's translation Consigned that they will never know that person What makes us special is our extended childhood We travel in time with someone lost in time The people most important to me are only left here with me He returned fire and the juvenile went running off Reading a headline calculating the value of t...

We most concern ourselves with time As if life counted in one way What if what we think important is not We are distracted by tomorrow Torn from yesterday Certain things are fundamental even more emergent Our choices some made by others Time was not needed at creation

We are often in a hurry to find what we want Not always on the look out for what we do not want Having much of either is transformative The opportunity cost of Joy Is small happiness worth other's pain When you over think solution is obscured With under thinking it is never present We stumble when we feel others pain if we are lucky

If you sit like this everyday You could digest rocks Now I am not recommending you eat rocks Subaghraj for Halloween Spinal twists shoulder shrugs and neck rolls Words are the least we express We say more in clearer ways Coaches love when you tell them things without words Spread out Children do not find balancing on one leg strange They can find their own strong side One side should be easier

I could have gotten some ice cream "I am something," she said She was not wrong Words pass by every day There is agreement all around What you listen is what you hear