Paris.

Merwin

"...I needed my mistakes 

in their own order

to get me here"

Vermont.

Ocean, get up.

"...Don’t be afraid, the gunfireis only the sound of peopletrying to live a little longer. Ocean. Ocean,get up. The most beautiful part of your bodyis where it’s headed. & remember,loneliness is still time spentwith the world. Here’s the room with everyone in it..."
From "Someday You Will Love Ocean Vuong" by Ocean Vuong.