CW: misgendering (mention); parental estrangement Getting What You Want Isn’t Always Getting What You Want It’s funny how putting 2,218 miles between me and her and her words and their ability to nag at at my will to exist Doesn’t actually put space between me…

It’s a balancing act Both motherhood and the stairs. We teeter Tiny fingers wrapped around grime Covered metal bars. You don’t touch those You touch the rail But the rails eludes her, Even on her tippiest toes. Also, the choice: Grime or germs. My hand…

Brilliant reflections Sunrise on the soul of the Deep What will protect the sea? The soul of the Deep when all that is left are marine research venues with beautiful architecture “the world’s only submarium” the fliers say The soul of the Deep is surely…