the longest day of the year
10:04 pm
10:33 pm
It's nearing 11:00 pm, and I'm just now seeing black.
Summer nights in the PNW are a phenomenon I store away for future memories.
When my life has long been spent,
and I begin to feel the once innumerable hours of my existence exact their quantitative numbers upon my ticking heart,
there are few things I request as I leave this planet.
I want to feel Joel's comfort through my hand,
I want to see my dearest kin's faces as they wrestle with the paradox of pain and peace,
and I want to remember the night sky as I saw it tonight.
and I begin to feel the once innumerable hours of my existence exact their quantitative numbers upon my ticking heart,
there are few things I request as I leave this planet.
I want to feel Joel's comfort through my hand,
I want to see my dearest kin's faces as they wrestle with the paradox of pain and peace,
and I want to remember the night sky as I saw it tonight.
Life as one long, gorgeous day.
