[232]: the backstory is long, and a fairytale soured by reality.
i remember
my first.
sometimes i remember too often.
but he's worth it.
he did a great job.
set the bar high.
and I do wrong by him
every time I've lowered it.
i remember him.
i remember what it was like.
i can't have it back,
but I know it exists
and won't lower that bar
anymore.