Displacement, relocation and moving families
The life we built together will eventually dissipate like the purple bloom of the Jacaranda tree in late June, with a mess at the feet that reminds us of what once was and no longer is. But I will always carry with me the sound of his heartbeat against my ear when I rested on his chest, exhausted from lovemaking. The sound of home.
The city enchants us with its never ending offer of good shows and open festivals, baseball games, movies, and beaches. It feels like a constant vacation, minus the fact that I am looking for a job. Frustration and disorientation set in. So I start another cycle of not knowing my direction, unable to focus the…
Across the wrap of the brand new day of the second part of my life, I write the new of Rules of the Game. 1. Handle with Care. 2. Mistreatment of any kind may result in your taking a hike permanently. I begin my new life in the West Coast celebrating my fiftieth birthday and…