gypsy list

- the dizzy disorientation of waking up alone in a strange bed (not even a bed, a truckbed): a reboot for the mind
- the loveliest slant of new light, anywhere, at 6:30 a.m.: a few of earth's resources still unexhausted
- the edge to early air that makes even the familiar a mystery
- the crazy root-tangle of inscrutable dreamtravels: product of a manageable discomfort, an acceptable level of insecurity, an intentional degree of self-unmaking
- the gratitude for the essentials: water. stretches. public restrooms. that extra hat or pair of socks at 3 a.m. sheltering tree companionship. moments of profoundly unbroken silence. the birds that begin to imagine light at 5. strong coffee on waking. so few needs. in-dependence, for a blessed moment.