you feel like a stranger in a familiar place.
\nit feels something like distance.<\/p>\n
a stretching, yawning distance that you find
\nyou can hang safely above and gaze down into.
\na hollow spreads and rises in your abdomen.<\/p>\n
everything is still in the sunset;
\nit’s quiet outside and the air stirs only a little.
\nshafts of soft light fall through the clouds
\nand onto the grass and sidewalk in front of your house.<\/p>\n
looking at the front door across the street
\nthe orange light slowly bleeds out of the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
you feel like a stranger in a familiar place. it feels something like distance. a stretching, yawning distance that you find you can hang safely above and gaze down into. a hollow spreads and rises in your abdomen. everything is still in the sunset; it’s quiet outside and the air stirs only a little. shafts … <\/p>\n