Man of Letters
Marc Gaba
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Put best foot forward. Without trying. Upon response, leave. Allow to simmer in thought and feelings. Challenge. Forget risk, it’s a
child’s game, there is life after anything. Plan. Feed. Confect. Leave. Allow to glow. Notice. Other best foot forward.
Say something true. Leave. Three steps away, turn. Say something funny. Hide the choreography. Then be on your own. Without music. Notice your size, relative to the world, that distant neighbor.
Sing “Maria.” In mind be specific regarding which Maria. Walk around with the song in your head. Don’t be stupid, notice car approaching. Bask in headlights brushing against your
presence: You are a Man of Letters, now become an adult remembering the girl across the table, how she knows when she’s being seen, and tel
