Larger is different in kind
Larger is different in kind: holy.
:- Doug.

Its talons bury in my flesh
Blood flows
It will not release me
This demon
Is of my making
When I release it releases
Blood remains
:- Doug.
What is the courage it takes to sit with a dying person? And what is our calming about? Are we aiding them? How can we know? We know because it is the human thing we do; it arises out of us; we must do this. So that is how we know.
:- Doug.
It’s OK
I don’t know if it’s OK
I love you
Calming you
Calming me
It’s OK
As someone left
After you
Accompanying
Only so far
Do I say it
For me?
It’s OK
:- Doug.
The evergreen across the way has a dusting of powdered sugar, unperturbed by the winds moving the deciduous trees around.
:- Doug.