People You Know By Heart

  —HAD TO KNOCK BACK A FEW TO FEEL NORMAL     Up on the Roof   She kisses me open-mouthed a rush of hot air or spiced stew  and says  Do you...

  —I THINK LOVE IS A BLACK HOLE     After You’ve Gone   This is the line that breaks you  relentless rain trickling  through the floorboards...

  —HELLO, TEMPORARY CRISIS     …If this was a bad idea, you would tell me, right? I mean, would you  really ? Or would you be one of those p...

  — IF THERE’S SILVER IN MY EYES, THAT’S JUST THE MOONLIGHT     Why I Take the Bus   She’s always in the back  my daughter  strapped safely ...

  —LET’S GO FOR A WALK, TAKE A DEEP BREATH   Hims   Some days he watches both hims circle around the office like they’re dopes or hopelessly...

  —MAYBE I’M JUST A MAN YOU MADE UP       …Please tell me I got here at the right time, please.   …One thing you’ll never see me doing is ri...