I mourn the shell I shed, the cracked edges of grief, replaced as I wear yours as a second-skin

My uncle Jeff quoted something to me recently: “In doing what we ought, we deserve no praise, because it is our duty”.

 ennobled to verify                   a tally of loss                               and lonement

 ennobled to verify                   a tally of loss                               and lonement

This month, we explore the quiet burdens we carry and the questions we ask when life refuses to make sense. In Series of Rationalities ,...