mom said obama sent pictures, nice pictures, a big body of water and a sea wall. i asked was he begging for money. not this time she said. she asked if they're still tearing down the tower. no, their building the tower i say. what was there before? i know she's not gaslighting me but i feel gaslit anyway. it feels like gaslight nation these days. someday no one will remember any of this. they'll just be scratching their heads and humming a tune they can't figure how it got stuck in their head, like we are now, but later.