THINGS LEFT UNSAID

One of my longest years was fall-winter-spring
1976-1977
Freshman year of college (we were only freshmen-google it-the verve pipe)
i digress- (oh no not again-will you stop?-no i will not...)

Freshman year of college-only a 4 hour car ride away-yet?
a world away.

Forget:
sharing a room with someone you do not know nor understand
been there done that
Forget:
a common bath/shower room
done that since the womb
Forget:
lousy food
(never done that)

all of us done that
mostly...

dad said-just before i left
i so hoped you wouldn't fall in love-i wanted you to leave ready to taste the opportunity
mom said-just before i left
please write

they both said-
good luck,my son

years later
a quiet moment together

dad said-i wanted you to go to culinary
mom said-i wanted you to stay home 1st year

i didnt want to go
i wanted to learn to cook
and
to write

here am i

cooking & writing &

ever-becoming....

PS:no matter what you do
no matter where you go
dont
leave things unsaid