Status Updates From To the East of the East

‘‘What can one learn from the ocean?’ On the water, watching the rides rise & recede, one understands human beings are lighter than the wind, less significant than the merest grain of sand. ‘To answer,—the sea teaches us humility. It teaches us there are other lives in distant places.’ She clicked to open another map. ‘Batavia,—modern day Jakarta.’ He tapped his cigarette—’Lingering affection.’ A strange expression.’