Saturday, May 31, 2025

A solitary plastic fork on the low wall down the block.

They say the suspect has been tearful, emotional. Appearing in court in a dark suit, not entering a plea. That sounds like remorse, or bewilderment and grief. Could he have done it on purpose? I was imagining it was all a dreadful mistake, the guy got lost and stuck in a drunken, angry crowd and panicked. And the more he panicked and tried to get away the more people he hurt and the angrier everyone got and the more panicked he got and the more people he hurt. Was it not a tragic mistake? But no. They say he did it on purpose.

Friday, May 30, 2025

Here I am because I said I’d be here.

A day of avoiding news and watching unused credits return to my account. The gentle timing out. A misting rain in this park this morning, making a wide arcs around the other runners. The grass in the ball fields a little overgrown and too green.