You know that dream?
The one where you’re in college again and, like, months into school you remember there’s a class you’ve forgotten to go to the entire semester. You went on day one, but just completely forgot you were even in the class after that. That feeling; a sudden and pointed guilt because you can’t believe you could screw up so bad.
Sometimes I have that same feeling in the waking world. Not often, but occasionally, the thought will just hit me that I’ve not spoken to my mom in forever. A wave of shame and sadness descends; how could I be such an awful son? When was the last time I even called my mother? What kind of cruel uncaring beast of a son just forgets to call his mom?
The kind whose mom has been dead for years, I guess. That kind.
The brain is funny like that.
Also written on this day...
- laundry - 2018
- another fine day - 2007
- trite green halloween - 2006
- nuggetless - 2005