You ought to write a book
My friend tells me
As I fill her in on just one thing
Happening in my life right now.

She’s not the first person
To tell me this recently.

And I’ve thought about it
But honestly have no idea
Where to start

And I want to start experimenting 
More with video anyway.

Poetry is enough for now.

I told her I don’t believe in coincidences.

But I can’t help but ask
Why now?
It’s something I’ve wanted practically 
My whole life, so why now?

Is my dad making connections
In some afterlife otherworld?
Did he meet my Guyanese relatives?
Is he getting ready to call my mom
To be with him?
Is she getting ready to hear him?