Diffusion

And so I walked
I walked through ground carpeted in leaves
the colours of autumn
I walked through air flavoured with smoke
and the bitterness of coffee
I walked past trees that had lived through
rain, thunder, hurricane

I walked through mud

I walked until the frozen winter air had
bathed my skin, and more
I walked until the storm in my chest had
seeped through my feet
into the ground
I walked until my thoughts had become
these thoughts
I walked until I couldn’t remember why
I was walking anymore

by Rachel David