Each day life presents
several surprises. Canned
peas sit on a different shelf
at the grocery store. About
80 million peeple us their votes
to make a rapist, fraud, and
white supremacist a president--
and they expect good things
to come of it.
A longtime companion says
she never liked caramel. Ever.
You accuse yourself of stupidity,
therefore. A friend you haven't
seen in years dies, surprise,
and you look away from the
informing email and out a window
at gray and sigh--all you can manage.
hans ostrom 2025
