I realized that I have been carrying within me all these years the child I once was, his particular language and details, his impatient and thirsty teeth wanting to dig into the cold flesh of a watermelon, waking up wondering only about one thing: “What is the sea like today? Is it flat as oil or ruffled white with the spit of waves?”
— Hisham Matar, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between
Notes:
- Photo: DK, 6:43 am, Sept 30, 2020. The Cove Island Park, Stamford, CT.
- Post title inspired by Van Morrison’s Hit: Take Me Back