Today marks a month since I left the Peace Corps. It’s been a strange, yet fantastic month back. Next week I turn 25. More than ever before, I finally feel like an adult preparing for a whole new phase in my life. Within two months of that time, I will have a full time job (likely within the US government) in a new city. I can’t wait to get started. Until then, I’m just working on making my transition home a healthy one. I decided to wait a month to write my reflections. This weekend I finally sat down and wrote it out. Here it is:
Author Archives: Richard Reilly
Haiku #50
brain clouded by time
a psyche lost in the fog
help it find its way
Haiku #49
waiting for the bus
dreaming of my bed back home
pillows are waiting
Haiku #48
stacking sugar cubes
upon the café table
sharing with flies
Haiku #47
nothing’s harder than
learning to like who you are
take the time to try
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This is a permanent invite that I should have posted a long time ago. If you are looking into joining the Peace Corps and have random questions, feel free to ask me anything. If you are in the Peace Corps and just want to know my experience, ask away. If you have no affiliation with Peace Corps, I’ll still answer whatever you want. Send me an email or find me on Facebook. I’ve been through it all. I bordered on Early Termination. I have loved my service. I have dealt with how romance effects service. If you want advice or have a specific question, I’m sure I can help or point you in the right direction.
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Haiku #46
coffee warms my soul
people-watching is the sport
Stadium Café
Haiku #45
eyes give her away
she’s lost in the crowd today
scared of a wrong turn
Haiku #44
craving to be touched
will your hand graze across skin?
let me remember
Haiku #43
sharing a moment
honest about what we want
mutually selfish