
he is always one inch short.
try it. he will reach for you too.

dang is one inch short. not a mile. a mile you can live with. one inch.
he missed the bus by one step. he got to the gate as it closed. he typed it out, all of it, and didn't hit send. the one time his mom called, he was reaching for the phone.
he is not unlucky. he showed up. every day he gets closer than anybody, and every day it's one inch.
you know him. you've been him since at least tuesday.
he's still reaching.

there's no coin yet.
he's reaching for it.
grab everything before it hits the floor. drag his arm.