They gave us little yellow tickets and instructed us not to lose them. Yellow like the flowers sprouting from the ground, Wrestling blades of grass, Growing up towards the sun, yellow and shiny, Yellow teeth, dentist bills, That week was full of “almost!” moments. I almost called out but came in begrudgingly. I almost left the event early to return to my office and work in solitude or just left early for the day, stealing a roll of toilet paper on my way out. I thought about all of those ...
