i write for inner peace.
For A Pocket Discovery from Royal Road
-- when I pick up the cards, I let too many moments shuffle by Ask spectator to overhand shuffle deck without stopping to take in what’s in front of me spectator removes a thought-of card it’s all borrowed, fleeting Spectator returns card irretrievable in the fast-forward movement of numbered dates as they pile on top of each other Card is overhand shuffled back into deck these memories will someday be lost indifferent cards shown on top God-forbid forgotten indifferent cards shown on bottom what I once held in the palm of my hands is now out of reach Spectator puts shuffled deck in their pocket our days are numbered Ask spectator to give you a number between 1-12 let the countdown begin Begin removing that # of indifferent cards from spectator’s pocket that first night, I couldn’t sleep by the second night, I was still figuring out how to hold her on the third night, my swaddling skills improved Continue recounting first days with Nali as you remove cards from their pocket our memories come back Before the last card is removed, name the color and suit of the chosen card correctly. time stands still Remove one last card and hold it face down. Ask spectator what their card was. these are the moments I can’t let pass by Turn over card to reveal selection
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