Loop

the bartender scoops the towel a third time inside the tumbler, carefully setting it down like a young bird, then leans back to say, Love is everything. The start and end and middle. Dependent on external factors. For love to exist, everyone must also believe in it and work toward it. It is a collective effort. Not unlike Christmas, it is almost always best when it is almost here. Because its arrival marks the end of collective anticipation. If children are the beneficiaries of Christmas, who are the recipients of love? I don't say anything back. Because he doesn't know the answer. there were days when it was hot. the ground was dusty. the grass felt dry.