



❤️
August 5, 2023, Saturday—
Rachel checked into a new Holiday Inn today for one more week, away for duty. She called me on Facebook, looked at the wood paneling behind me and thought, “Where are you?”
Exactly
All these half-sleeps—anxious to wake up at 4 am for the new job, away sitting dogs in unfamiliar houses, and here, at home, in this new place.
‘Cause I’m afraid of the dark without you close to me