There's nothing to be gained from passive observance, the simple documenting of conditions, because, at its core, it sets a bad example. Every time something is observed and not fixed, or when one has a chance to give in some way and does not, there is a lie being told, the same lie we all know by heart but which needn't be reiterated. |
They took my mother's stomach out six months ago. |
Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic. |
What can I do for you, my man? |
Who's got the Paris Review? ... It's under a new editor. |