things_i_didnt_know_i_would_miss
bijou
when
i
was
a
delivery driver
i
had
one
shift
a
week
at
the
store
in
lakewood,
a
high
end
community
on
a
lake
with
no
docks
and
matching
houses
.
when
it
was
just
the
beginning
of
spring
,
the
lake
would
un-freeze
and
the
air
was
still
so
cold
but
the
sun
was
bright
and
the
sky
was
bright
and
the
clouds
were
blowing
quick
.
i
liked
rounding
the
corner
then
driving
really
slow
across
the
dam,
under
the
guise
of
caution
,
but
i
really
just
wanted
to
look
at
the
water
.
050203
...
J Kessler
in
So
Cal
we
have
a
city
called
Lakewood
but
it
is
neither
on
a
lake
nor
near
any
wood
.
050203
...
Cicero
And
we
have
Riverside
,
where
half
the
year
it's
just
"
side
."
050203
...
log burning fire
the
way
she
looks
at
me
and
asks
how
it's
going
.
like
she
really
wants
to
know
.
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