we
frugal
poor
broke
busted
know how to live with less
money
more
time
how to sit
think
bake bread
cook dry beans
winter squash
we
delight in watching Mary Renault on youtube
reading Bachelard
mysteries about Chicago
shovel our own snow
take the bus
use clinics and foodshare
pay taxes and a mortgage
practice French
take naps
write letters
poems
stories
paint
wax extrovert
wane insular, solitary
prepare to move
back
and forth
we
teach english in another country
where we make pizzas for homesick expats
love mountains and small neighborhood temples
have health insurance and a pension plan
it's a difficult life to explain
to a low-income clinic receptionist
