6:00am

[dissonantes]

I watched the cloud's bruised gums grow hungry teeth and chew into the sky as I drove into its mouth this morning. Beams bounced off my ribs like wandering fingers, and I had to smile. A moment of clarity. And I finally understood the words to the song.

I am not alone. And I will be just fine if I choose to be.

Look above you. The heavens breathe like wildfire.