Long before you came along, I was myself just a seed in Raffa’s pocket, something she fumbled with as she stepped on the plane, her other hand clutching her mother’s. Small as I was, I sensed her fear. I tried to hum reassuringly. Above the ocean, I helped her fall asleep.

It’s the biggest crowd I’ll ever draw no it’s the biggest crowd dead or alive

a series of muddled portals in cyberspace