rekindled
raze
"
thanks
for
doing
this
with
me
,"
he
said
. "
this
is
a
lot
of
fun
for
me
."
i
could
hear
in
his
voice
how
heartfelt
it
was
,
even
turned
the
other
way
so
i
couldn't
see
his
face
.
it
caught
me
off
guard.
plain
-spoken admissions
of
gratitude
have
never
really
been
our
thing
.
there's
no
need
for
thanks
.
a
dormant
friendship
given
an
unexpected
jumpstart
is
its
own
reward
.
140808
...
unhinged
i
would
rather
leave
things
the
way
they
are
now
,
dead
.
fire
is
unpredictable;
i
have
no
way
of
knowing
what
would
burn
this
time
around
.
140808
...
flowerock
my
life
force
,
the
energy
that
motivates
me
to
move
.
my
desire
to
improve.
my
will
to
take
action
.
slowly
.
just
embers
glowing
and
slowly
spreading
and
sparking
up
here
and
there
,
but
I
am
building
a
fire
,
and
it
will
be
beautiful
and
constant
.
140808
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from