another list of things i would write about if i was in the presence of mind to write:

time
trees
old friends
outsiders who want to be on the inside
outsiders who like being on the outside
insiders who don't realize what it means to be in
insiders who want to get out
human beings as a species
the scope of history
enduring through the winter
how birds are dinosaurs
how dogs are wolves
forests
how forests are different in different parts of the world
everything is layers
things that are quintessential
the way small things in the present have big ripples on the future
taking responsibility for your actions
CHOOSE
today is tomorrow's yesterday
reasons why i wake up in the morning
things i used to do
things i do now
things i want to do
when dreams cross and multiply
compromise
on being isolated
on having a community
if there could ever be a community of isolated people?
things that help me see clearly
things that obscure my vision
gentleness