【】doetal.</p>

“thinkofsothinggood,”babasaidinear.“sothinghappy.”</p>

sothinggood.sothinghappy.iletnde:</p>

fridayafteooninpaghn.anopenfieldofgrassspe.hassanandistandankledeepinuntadgrass,iauggingonthelihespoolspinninginhassansories,peoplethesabreast.abreezestirsthegrassandhassahespoolroll.thekitespins,dips,steadies.ourtsousiiliar,ithinkitsyaeoneesovertheeforteaandcake.</p>

ididhthaterylivedin,aperfeapsulatedrselofagoodpast,abrushstrokeofloronthegray,barrenvasthatourliveshadbee.</p>

therestofthatrideisserythateandgo,stofitsoundsandslls:gsrpastoverhead;staeit,and**.</p>

eeextistheblindinglightofearlyingasieertuingfaceuptothesky,squinting,breathingliketheofair.</p>

ilayonthesideofthedirtroadoarooingsky,thankfulforair,thankfulfht,thankfultobealive.</p>

“ir,”babasaid.hee.“kariaysheotakeustopeshawar.”</p>

irolledontochest,stilllyingontheoldirt,andsabingdoallvillagestrungoutatopasunbakedslope.</p>

eyesretuedtooursuitedof,thistionofhislife:onedisappointingsonandtcases.</p>

sooneing.no,n.eoneelsesaidittoo.theuedintoathroatrippingsh.</p>

babaandihurriedtothepaalsfathertingcrossleggedierofthele,rogbadforth,kissinghissonsashenface.</p>

“healslifelessbodylayonhisfatherslap.hisrighthand,unofhisfatherssobs.“boyhebreathe”</p>