this afternoon i went outside and ran around in the heavy rain and it was exhilarating. it made me feel young again, like when i was a small child. as the sky's tears fell down and washed away my melancholy, they soaked my clothes and skin and they left me shivering, and cold but laughing so loud i was nearly screaming out my joy. this afternoon i went back into the lobby, drenched in rainwater, shaking my hair out like a dog, still laughing to throw myself down on a couch, sprawled out like clothes laid out to dry, to let my wet hair, wet clothes, wet jacket all slowly evaporate in the presence of my body's calm warmth and i realized that in this moment of my life, i am content.










