
I. A Heart
Judging
A Ginkgo Leaf
Falling
A Raven
Mimicking
II. The Sun speaks of renewed trust, but do I take this as a sign everything is all right? Not so hasty. Lines are drawn farther and wider now, and still you see some good in me. Let's clarify what judgment really means as we're attracted to the dimming light. To love is a white-knuckle wager for the rest of our lives.
III. Berkana asks why the Sun shines for someone else. I tell her it's because I steal my friend's stories, like the one about getting lost in a swamp and drinking beer in a magically mobile juke joint, and call them my own. Berkana asks why I rob the skin off a neighbor's back. I tell her it's because I do not want to be judged.
IV. Hey Luddie! Not everybody understands Island Time. La Profesora is a fine judge of character, hips jutted and forehead creased, as she eyes her timepiece. It has not escaped her attention that you have a habit of evaporating.
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