What We Mean When We Say [Our Thoughts And Prayers Are With You] by:
Olaitan Humble I.
I stood by the bank of a freshet calling for the spirit of my grandfather. I folded the fluxive breeze in both of my palms & compacted the prayers he taught me to fit in between them. Then in torrents the freshet began to flow—just as was promised. I watched breaking each of my ten knucklebones with a sledgehammer of awe. I slapped myself in the face & called it solitude. I ran away from home & tattooed [bold] on my belly.
II.
A lone wolf set sail with his worries on board hoping that they didn’t capsize the boat. Before he espied paradise, anxiety—one of the oarsmen on board settled on his nose, turning it cold. Then he placed his right leg in the water. He was a boat & more. This is what we mean when we say [our thoughts & prayers are with you] Sincerely, gramps
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