eyes.
I pictured the auditorium at 5:00 in the morning.
The ghost light.
The empty seats.
Grandma Rose’s hands dusted with flour.
Then I sang.
The song was simple.
A person looking through a window at a life they want but cannot touch.
I knew that feeling.
I sang it like I was standing outside every warm house in town.
Like I was watching mothers rest.
Like I continue reading …