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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
It is raining now. I hear the muffled battering of the rain against the ground outside. At times, I hear the sudden, loud booms of thunder which then reverberates somewhere far away... The cold breeze teases my bare skin and slowly permeates my body. I feel its icy fingers wrapping around my heart and cruelly draining away all the possible happiness I might have felt minutes ago. Gloom settles in its new nest and breeds thoughts of misery and loneliness. I sit silently and listen. And then, I hear. Hear my own breathing. Inhale... Exhale... Inhale... Exhale... My thoughts of misery and loneliness are with me. But I have become acutely aware of a new presence - the rhythmic breathing of a human. There she sits quietly, her every breath sustaining the warmth of life in her. Each breath relights life in every present moment, never will be extinguished by the rain. I smile at the quiet realisation. And every thought of misery and loneliness evaporates with each Inhale... Exhale... Posted by |z|r| at |
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