(forest firefighting in central utah)
The first time I hiked that peak
to get all my msgs
you had sent me daily texts
which made eleven
and a voicemail for my birthday
I tried to send one back
but the satellite had gone
leaving me cursing the heavens
and i spent the next 7 days
rereading your old msgs
The second time I hiked that peak
you had only sent two msgs
minus exclamation points and smiley faces
and for the next 8 days
I knew that I'd lost you.
