After all I went through with this house, and despite all the new parts to it, much is the same – the architecture, the possessions, the view.<\/p>\n
The great room isn’t quite the same – half the books are gone from the shelves. The wall hangings are still in a box. The stained glass lamp that used to be over the dining table is sitting on the shelf, half-crushed. I’m on the futon that’s supposed to be in my office, because my recliner couch is gone. But these are small changes.<\/p>\n
Somehow it isn’t different enough.<\/p>\n
I’m on the couch in my own living room. I look around the room at familiar objects. I watch a movie and all the remote controls work the same.<\/p>\n
I don’t want normal back. I want change.<\/p>\n
It is I who haven’t changed.<\/p>\n
I’m still overrun with ideas that I cannot act upon\u00a0even if I live to be 100. I’m still unable to speak my anger and fear. I’m still worried about my future, and the future of the country.<\/p>\n
Today’s penny is a 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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