mind and birthday

yoko rests on my chest; all of her. her weight, although minute, she trusts entirely to my rising and falling chest. bodhi lay on my calves, her moist eyes slowly closing and opening at the sound of maxi's jingling collar. toki lays diagonally in her doorway, thoughtlessly and attentively protecting her relaxing family from any hint of danger, or disruption. i too close my eyes, tuning out the rustling of max in the corrugated box beside me, the hurried traffic on a damp street, and focus in on the dark silence in my mind. my mind, like many soft bodies, thrives in darkness./

i watched marea celebrate her arrival into this world last weekend with the femfam. here she is with her gift from me and matty- she's such a lovely lady :)