Have you ever wanted to distance yourself from yourself?
How do I look from a different nook? Am I a cool dude or a
dusty dud? My mom used to bring me up short with a sharp
Retort “Just look at yourself!” when she wanted me to see
myself as others saw me, and apparently It was not a good look!
As the years separate us further and further, I hear her voice
louder and with a clarity that increases over time. It’s as though
she were in rhyme with me, still in her role of best friend to the
very end. Now we send mental notes across the giant moat that
separates us and occasionally we fuss just like best of friends.
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