Word #4 of #365 for year 2015 is “elephant” contributed by my aunt Corrina.<\/p>\n
Dear God,<\/p>\n
I haven’t written to you in a while. But I thought I might just in case you still read letters. I’m writing to ask – isn’t that why everyone contacts you?<\/p>\n
With each season, green leaves turn to amber then to brown and break apart. You made the world, you know how it works.<\/p>\n
See, my mind’s like that too. And that’s the problem. My memories begin in vivid colour, fade to black and white then turn… now what just happened?<\/p>\n
So God, please give me an elephant’s memory. The way my mother looked at me when I was first born. The colour of the sky when I spoke to my father about — you know what we spoke about.<\/p>\n
I’m not asking for world peace. Or happiness. I’ve learnt to deal with crap. I need memories so that I don’t keep fucking up and having to deal with crap from fucking up.<\/p>\n
I promise. You give me this, I won’t be writing to you for a long time.<\/p>\n
Yours sincerely
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Word #4 of #365 for year 2015 is “elephant” contributed by my aunt Corrina. This is what I came up with: Dear God, I haven’t written to you in a while. But I thought I might just in case you still read letters. I’m writing to ask – isn’t that why everyone contacts you? With … <\/p>\n
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