It’s a voice I’ve learned to ignore, but can’t today. I open the door and walk out into the day. No direction, but I end up at a park and simply walk around its open field. Before long I’m aware of the rhythm of my pace; each step a heartbeat. The sun bathes me, and I feel it piercing me deeply, trying to get into my frigid bones. Light streams through the leafless branches, flickering like a moving picture. And I feel it take over my body, coursing through my veins.
Sun and movement. Intoxicating. My hands finally warm and pulse in time with my heart.
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