you reel in your thoughts, both the past and the present,
the future; a sequence of sounds and images of how unfortunate you will become.
the past a church bell, an alarm to your mistakes and misfortune
your present obscured: a Le Cruset mug filled with coffee.
While you were young, you took a candy bar from a store. you didn't define it as stealing.
At least Joe and Brandon come to school with candies,
Mama couldn't afford to...