i’ll be afraid no more

this afternoon I curled up in bed in my long sweater underneath of a thick blanket because of feeling cold and tired and the world being too noisy and crowded and garish.

i woke up a couple of times and thought about how pretty leaves are against the sky.

and had vivid dreams

and felt how warm my blood was getting

and listened to my heartbeat being slow

and when I finally crawled back out four and a half hours later everything was the same.  except now my skin is too warm and my throat is too thirsty.

I feel like going on a really long walk in the sunshine.