i’ve been writing you a letter about fail safes, about risks and appraisals, about the neighbor’s dog. sometimes it begins with a moment of vindication that relieves nothing, and sometimes it doesn’t. sometimes i write about the coldness of the air and how it reminds me of gravity, the weight of things that have consequence—about air in the lungs on long runs and how it reminds me of my refusal to retain anything. i never talk about opening. i don’t speak about freedom. when i read the whole thing back slowly, carefully, i see that it reads like distance masquerading as clarity. there’s no relief in it. the dog keeps barking. i keep trying to touch the ground.
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