Sunday, January 31, 2010

a vision

tonight on the orange line, riding home from a potluck for international students, i watched a woman wearing a beanie with stones and crystals sown onto it twirl a chain with a pendant at the bottom around and around (like a tire swing from a tree branch) while her other hand fingered a rosary.

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tonight (on the orange line) (riding home from a potluck for international students) i watched a woman (wearing a beanie with stones and crystals sown onto it) twirl a chain (with a pendant at the bottom) around and around (like a tire swing from a tree branch) while her other hand fingered a rosary.

or

tonight i watched a woman twirl a chain around and around while her other hand fingered a rosary.

2 comments:

  1. oh my gosh! once for a class i rewrote the same few sentences a dozen times trying to get them write and turned it in as a "piece". reading this felt so familiar and neurotic in the best way!

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  2. aww, thanks for your empathy, little miss makeup! it's nice to have company in one's neuroses!

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