Friends

Deliciously dark

The wind rushes past my body. It envelops me in a coccoon of rushing current.  It beats againt my face and whips my loose fitting clothing, twisting and contorting them into a wriggly mass.
I run my fingers through it like warm liquid silk.  I smile as the warm sun kisses my face. 


I feel weightless.  Physically as well as emotionally.  The wind lifts the burden from my shoulders and flings it far behind me.  I revel in the novelty and carelessness of my new environment.  The sun and the wind melt away my cares, my stresses.

Finally, I open my eyes.  I stare off into the nothing, my mind a blank slate.  All the cares of the world dashed into the wind!  Joy overtakes me!  I spread my arms, embracing my new friends, the sun and wind, the only ones I have, and the last ones I'll ever need!

Flesh meets dirt, bone meets rock.  The earth returned the loving embrace in the only way it knew how.