Epiphany

 EPIPHANY

written on 06FEB03 and dedicated to Pattalee Glass-Koentop and Robert Bernd Dittrich, Jr.

While sitting in the car with him, talking after class, I remembered that while she was lying in that hospital bed dying, I noticed for the first time ever that her hair was just plain old brown with grey in it.

and my heart cried.

His heart felt my grief, and he pulled me over to his shoulder and comforted me with his friendship.

and I remember thinking, "I should love this heart."