Patron Saints and the Healer of Cats

from The Lonely Friend by Josh Alvarez

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to those we love, our vulnerability shows. this is our comfort, this is our home. from adorable heartaches to emotional earthquakes, we hold together by hope and fear.

that’s why we put our faith in patron saints and the healer of cats.

a heart that breaks a thousand times or a heart that breaks just once. to take the burden, to take the hurt. the work of crying all the tears. i can’t speak to a calling but i can touch what’s real.

that’s why we put our faith in patron saints and the healer of cats.

gratitude not granted but we soldier on just the same. we play the roles designed us even though no one knows our names.

emotional currency. a costly negotiation. for whom does your heart go out to now? at the end of the day, when you’re beaten and you’re broken, know that your love was not in vain.

that’s why we put our faith in patron saints and the healer of cats.

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from The Lonely Friend, released December 8, 2017

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