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i can already tell 
just almost a month in
that this semester is going to be very difficult

i can't expect endless energy, he
gets up so early and stays busy all day
barely time to breathe

but my schedule and his schedule
just don't line up
and i rush out of work to be able to see him for five minutes

bedtime. a concept
not grasped in american culture
why sleep when the lights can stay on all night?

i miss him, miss
his face and his voice and him
that screen is the closest thing i get to the real thing

what can i say? i miss him.
--2.4.20