Three Drinks (97)

She drinks to remember that she is not the job she is doing. That she is not just the job she is doing. Near the bottom of each bottle, she finds possibilities and promise. She drinks a little more to remember that it’s okay. And a bit more to remember that it will be okay. That the way it looks right now is not the way it really is or was or will be. A drink or three free her from the boundaries of her mind. Tomorrow, it will take a little more to remember a little less. Perhaps there is another way. He scrolls mindlessly to remember that he is not the job he is doing. That he is not just the job he is doing. Story after story, reel after reel, he finds possibilities and promise. He scrolls a little more to remember that it’s okay. And a bit more to remember that it will be okay. That the way it looks right now is not the way it really is or was or will be. An hour or three free him from the boundaries of his mind. Tomorrow, it will take a little more to remember a little less. Perhaps there is another way. They consume to remember that they are not the lives they are living. That they are not just the lives they are living. Near the end of their savings, they find possibilities and promise. They travel a little more to remember that it’s okay. They eat a bit more to remember that it will be okay. That the way it looks right now is not the way it really is or was or will be. More and more frees them from the boundaries of their mind. Tomorrow, it will take a little more to remember a little less. Perhaps there is another way. She studies. He exercises. They socialize. She bikes. He boats. They ski. She does this. He does that. They do this and that. More and more. Each day, it takes a little more to remember a little less. Perhaps there is a better way. Peace Photo: Payette Lake, 6.1.22