snippets from my notes app

things that i once wrote down to not forget or finish later but either forgot or didn't finish later

snippets from my notes app

'Eating is one of the best parts of being alive' they said,
to which I responded,
'Let’s make a list and see what else is on it.'
	- Letting my hair dry while on the beach
	- The sun setting above some water
        - Holding your hand
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The dog ears don’t bother me.
As if to say,
perfection is not something I seek,
complexity is more interesting.
A folded piece of paper.
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Fog, again.
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You taught me how to be brave in water that isn’t chlorinated
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I can still hear the clock ticking away slowly from the living room
and the clank of your puzzle piece organizers stacking together.
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your garden is still growing and your mail keeps coming.
and yet.
only the memory of you is here.
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An ode to my body
that has grown small with grief
and puffed out again with love.
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the ant that climbed on my leg today
has seen a part of the world that I have never seen before.
      .....at least not in this life.
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that was probably the same day 
that for a few hours,
i seriously considered taking up smoking cigarettes.
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