Don’t try this at home

like a new pair of jeans

fits right

feels nice

like a bottle of diet ginger ale when my belly aches

fixes things

settles them

it’s the calm after this storm of a year i’ve been waiting for

feels so good that i’m in bright red hot shorts, bright blue velour track jacket, and a red and black lumber-jack hat — and i feel pretty

cleaning unpacking breathing

making sense of my fucked up world

everything’s going to be okay

and i’m sorry

always father hungry