2020 was a hard year for everyone.
Alice met me at the hospital closer to her than me – I wanted to be close to home.
She hugged and kissed me goodbye as they took me to my bed in the Emergency Department. I even had my yoga mat.
And the Big Book.
O sinners, let’s go down
Alison Krauss
Let’s go down, come on down
O sinners, let’s go down
Down in the river to pray
As I went down in the river to pray
Studying about that good ol’ way
And who shall wear the robe and crown?
Good Lord show me the way
It’d be six hours before they wheeled me up to the psych ward.
That gave me 6 more frantic hours of texting him about his sins.
Before 288 of sitting with mine behind locked doors.
Let the fires burn tonight
Elephant Revival
Let the jugs of wine get drunk
Let the truth be known tonight
Don’t go let yourself hide
Go and sing to the mountain
Go and sing to the moon
Go and sing to just about everything
Cuz everything is you
Listen to the rhythm
Of your heart play like a drum
Listen to the night call
Singing songs from all around
Go and sing to the mountain
Go and sing to the moon
Go and sing to just about everything
Cuz everything is you
And let your voice go
Let it pierce through your soul
And let your voice go
Let it pierce through your soul
Looking for Layla: an autobiographical account by Elle B. Hunter, dedicated to Jeff Littner and his “cheerleaders with black and gold hearts”. 