“All Big Releases”

We sat in a circle, legs crossed, passing around a flimsy sandwich bag of folded notes. I drew mine and waited. The boy next to me was already reading his: something with the word “Trashy”.

I opened mine.

All Big Releases

Like,

A yawn
A sneeze
An orgasm
Turning off the vacuum
When the wasabi stops burning
When you realize you’re all alone
Nighttime
Seeing a friend that you haven’t seen in a long time
Cutting the first slice of cake
Letting your hair down
Popping anything
Pooping everything
Falling asleep
Crying
Saying I love you
Breaking a rubber band
When the timer goes off
When the power goes out
When you lose
When you win
Saying goodbye
Showering off your sweat
Cracking a glow-stick
Blowing an incredible bubble-gum bubble
Jumping in
Coming up for air
Death
A deep breath

More as I think of them.