I Went Out Today

I went out today.

The sky wore a shaded gold, smudged

drawn to dawn already,

as if trying to forget

it ever began.

I stared for a long time.

My eyes watered.

A thin ray of twilight

threaded through the clouds,

brushed past trees and rooftops,

grazed my skin

and struck something nostalgic-

a foreign question

I didn’t know how to answer.

A smooth breeze found me

soft, curious.

It brushed my cheeks,

adorned my hair with care.

I felt like a queen

standing alone,

and nature was my only crown.

I wanted to go with it

let it carry me

somewhere quieter,

somewhere my soul belongs.

Far, far away from this body

a home I never quite knew.

And yet,

I still belonged here somehow.

My mind floated

between the hush of wind

and the weight

of everything I hadn’t said.

Today felt like a stranger

unexpectedly unpredictable.

It drizzled a little,

as if the sky

changed its mind mid-sentence.

Then the sun returned

scorching,

so fierce it burned my skin

like all the memories

I’ve been trying to forget.

The flowers were in full bloom

vibrant,

colors aching with life.

Yet somehow,

they felt distant,

a beauty I couldn’t touch-

not today.

And as I stood there,

wrapped in the wind

and all the voices inside,

I realized

even the brightest day

can leave you aching,

with nothing left to say.