I wake up at three and cannot go back to sleep. The dogs excitedly follow me outside. We walk down to the dojo. I ignore the bright electrical light and start skipping by starlight.
My blue grey silhouette mimics my movements in the mirror. I sink into the feeling of fear, resentment and other unnamed emotions my mind skids away from.
I skip until my breath runs ahead of my bouncing heart.
The floor is cool behind me. I rest, I ask for guidance. I visualise a better future.
The feelings slip in on my slower breath. I start skipping again, I rest, and I skip.
The floor is cool under my back. The longing in my heart hurls a question towards the stars. For a moment I sense an answer where my heart and the sky meet. Leaves start rustling outside a back window, they dance in front of the wind that picks up speed and stops outside the door.
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My heart constricts.
Fey runs in and starts licking my nose. Soon I am enveloped in furry bodies, hot breaths and wet kisses.
My heart constricts.
Fey runs in and starts licking my nose. Soon I am enveloped in furry bodies, hot breaths and wet kisses.
8 comments:
Beautiful. So beautiful. I wish I was along for the early morning walk, skipping next to you.
That is perfectly lovely! The pictures, too!
One day, perhaps you'll let me know what kind of camera you have? :)
Peace,
~Chani
I love all the emotions that play in the wee hours of the morning and I love this line, 'For a moment I sense an answer where my heart and the sky meet.'
I'm there with you. I know I'm not, but I am. I love your dogs.
Oh hel, you wonderful creature. You absolutely enchant me
I loved this! How poetic your writing style is. I feel like I was there too.
I love this. Skipping and visualizing a better future. Two things that should be done mroe often. I need to do more skipping.
How wonderful to skip. I think I must try that. My last days have been so terrible that I think skipping can only help. Sort of like laughter therapy.
Love to you.
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