I object strenuously

My entire extended family from Red Bay is in town, throwing a boisterous, drunken, multi-day party performance of Titus Andronicus in my pants.

Seriously, I was under the blithe impression that perimenopause caused your periods to get lighter.

Also I have a nasty cold. This has not been an overly productive week.

We must love one another and die

Defenseless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.