October 4, 2019 / 19:17 / Sweet Home High School, 1901 Sweet Home Rd / Soccer Game / A one-word distillation of my childhood could be ‘soccer;’ playing soccer when not studying, studying when not playing soccer – this was my modus operandi of living / This recording was taken at my high school; looking out onto the field from the bleachers, recognizing I was in their shoes a decade ago – this was the first time I truly felt old; the nostalgia (with all its heavy etymology) pressed in on that oldness to form a sort of aloneness: I am separate from whom I once was, I am other to all the families and friends in the stands, all the players on the field and on the bench / As I sat in that nostalgia, I did not allow myself to be overcome: there was still a chance to be present at a soccer match, something I have treasured and can still treasure with a youthful delight //
