30

Am I cheating them?

Tire of talking, sort of lie.

Over this feeling.

29

Anticlimactic.

But that's that. Master's complete.

Got the signatures.

28

Paralyzed & Sad

Most I can manage to do

Is bike fast and eat.

27

Heard: "Grandpa, you should

see me jump rope now - like

Muhammad Ali."

26

Samuel Potter:

We lie sometimes, say we're twins

He's the younger one

25

I remembered it

four oh three East 4th, but it's

eight hundred East 3rd.

24

Test upper limit:

How fast, how long, can I go?

Answer: one nine five.

23

We talk religion.

How we've thought on it a lot.

And decided no.

22

My youngest brother:

Smart, mature, polite, clever,

a little crazy.

21

Hold back tears (again)

as I ask mom to watch me

closer than normal.

20

Approved, finally.

I buy archival paper,

get an awkward hug.

19

Burned thousands (thousands!)

of calories as I swept

by city, ocean

18

Wake up, eat breakfast

Back to sleep, run, go on walk

Solo dine, drink beer

17

Blue Scholars are here

Sold out show's so good we don't

Ever check watches

16

Imposing routine.

Eliminate choice, force change.

Accept Achilles.

15

Retail Therapy

sort of works, sort of doesn't

But I'm really tired

14

Opposite Clark Kent

I trade spandex for street clothes

(But not in phone booth)

13

It's a real bad sign

That I'm crying on the bus

Angsty, yeah, but true

12

Woke to a rainbow

But hours later, my ears buzz

'Cause he's moving out

11

Finally, sleep in

Make it a lazy Sunday

(Or close as I can)

10

With straight hair, glasses

Acquaintances don't even

Recognize it's me

9

Twenty-six today

So gather with closest friends

Who make it perfect

8

She's seventy plus.

Still biking fifty milers.

My new role model.

7

Who's Next. On vinyl!

Listening loud and cleaning.

And cooking. And sighs.

6

ehhck. pffffft. it's those sounds.

deep breaths; fatalistic words.

I want to shake it.

5

Compare & divide.

A calculated shopper.

One of those people.

4

The strange part of it

Is that I don't know where I'd

Really rather be

3

Unrelated facts:

It smells like Guatemala.

He called me Boise.

2

I just passed two boys

on bike after many miles.

Them: "She's going FAST!"

1

Tying up loose ends

Is taking me forever

Serious. Too long.