We did not reach the water’s edge before Billy slipped beneath the surly waves. We did not watch instead of wading, stand quiet instead of yelling. There was no final tiny bob poking up through the watery veneer that we rushed to retrieve. Our hearts did not pound in our chests, did not explode with panic, regret, shame. We did not drink the elixir together, did not lose perspective, see things that did not exist. We didn’t board the plane the following day leaving our childhood friend floating up a tributary of the mighty Amazon River. Ayahuasca adventure behind us. "Dream Vacation" was published in Impspired April 2023
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