Some People

(We are all some people)

Some people are traveling and having an amazing time. Some people are traveling and feeling badly because they are not having an amazing time. Some people are rushing to get out the door and forgetting their phone. Some people are wondering if they will ever recover. Some people are sitting shiva. Some people are waking up next to a new lover, giddy and incredulous. Some people are walking the dog and bringing in the newspaper to read over coffee. Some people are making tea. Some people are traveling to a funeral. Some people are holding their newborn. Some people are being rushed into surgery. Some people are unsuccessfully trying to sleep on a plane. Some people are preparing for takeoff. Some people are doing their PT exercises. Some people are stuck in traffic and making the best of it by listening to a riveting audiobook. Some people are standing at a bus stop. Some people are sleeping in a tent city with all of their wordly possessions. Some people are waiting for the miracle. Some people are witnessing the miracle. Some people are sitting in a waiting room. Some people are reading People magazine. Some people are fantasizing about winning the lottery. Some people are choosing their numbers. Some people are counting the days. Some people are jumping waves. Some people are wracked with guilt. Some people just wish they hadn't said that. Some people are making gratitude lists. Some people are blissfully unaware. Some people are in agonizing pain. Some people are making their peace with the situation. Some people are sighing. Some people are tickling each other. Some people are taking the first of four buses. Some people are strategizing. Some people are having an awkward but sweet moment with a total stranger. Some people are redirecting their thoughts. Some people are spacing out. Some people are singing in the shower. Some people are arranging flowers in a vase. Some people are putting off saying goodbye. Some people are standing in the doorway of the temple. Some people are fresh out of ideas. Some people are just getting warmed up. Some people are fidgeting with their rings. Some people are taking cover. Some people are about to sneeze. Some people are thinking they just made a terrible mistake. Some people are sleeping through their alarm. Some people are trying so hard. Some people aren't trying at all. Some people are having horrible side effects. Some people are saying good morning, I love you. Some people are smiling to themselves. Some people are blowing off steam. Some people are cutting a hole in the ice. Some people are screaming there's no hot water. Some people are leaving the burner on. Some people are watching the sunrise. Some people are writing words that some people will read, connecting them in space and time, if only for a few moments, and reminding them that they, too, are some people.

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