I was plunged into darnkess
It was windy when I walked to school this morning
Loud enough to hear
Strong enough that I wasn't wearing enough jackets
My friend hit me in the head yesterday
By accident of course, but
I haven't felt quite right since then
Maybe I needed time
Or a cup of hot tea
Or some sort of shelter out wind and drizzle that had kicked up
I finally understood the idea of dread
Like being pinned to the ground and screaming up at nothing
Like cold,
Like chills I couldn't possibly forget, my entire body moving, my blood a slow frozen river