took the amtrak
regional to baltimore,
19 years since last
visit, 22 since i
lived there, a brief but
fruitful 15 months,
major life pivot at 26. the past is a hole
memory squeezes into, but being back in a
place with a longtime
friend is like
entering
a cathedral or a screen—the space opens up
and fills in with details real
and imagined.