Abbey-Roads

The art of disappearing...

When they say
Don’t I know you?
say no.

When they invite you to the party remember what parties are like before answering.
Someone telling you in a loud voice they once wrote a poem. Greasy sausage balls on a paper plate.
Then reply.

If they say we should get together
say why?
It’s not that you don’t love them any more.
You’re trying to remember something
too important to forget.
Trees.
The monastery bell at twilight.
Tell them you have a new project.
It will never be finished.

When someone recognizes you in a grocery store nod briefly and become a cabbage.
When someone you haven’t seen in ten years appears at the door, don’t start singing him all your new songs.
You will never catch up.

Walk around feeling like a leaf.
Know you could tumble any second.
Then decide what to do with your time.

-Naomi Shihab Nye

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Monday, October 13, 2008

The Beatles - Glass Onion

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