I just kissed my wife goodbye.
Only she has a job now.
Life passes through me like a breeze,
and yet I am stable.
Uncertainty grasps and rides the dust stolen by wind,
but in my core I am firm.
Impregnable.
I will survive.
A pink slip would have been more professional.
No hours. No call.
Four years of knowing their wickedness.
I shouldn’t be surprised.
“I don’t see you on the schedule. I’m sorry. He’s out of town.”
He doesn’t call back.
My world suddenly expands.
There is no limit to what adventure will com...
Published on April 15, 2013 06:00