forms of desire - by jaron - the way home

having enough

All I want are socks and books. Honestly. There's not much more I concretely desire: I have loving people around me and some work that I enjoy, and assorted goals and events to look forward to in my future. But I was told the other day I have to at least open something on Christmas with the family. So I asked for some socks. And a book or two. I write so much about emptiness, and about retrieving lost things. It's circuitous. I expect to arrive at newfound conclusions or develop new clarity when the truth has been sitting patiently next to me all along. There is enough. I have small things…

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