The wind snaps.

Fierce,

Reaching, snagging,

Teasing my hair into knots.

I don’t care.

I welcome the wind,

Revel in its ferocity

As it cools my skin,

Silences the rest of the world.

The silence liberates me.

A break from the constant chatter,

The never ending problems.

Always,

in need of solving.

How did it fall to me to save the world?

And yet

Through the silence,

I hear the pounding of my own heart,

As the adrenaline rushes through me.

I focus on the rhythm.

It gives me an anchor,

Allowing me to give myself to the speed.

As I feel the fire hissing through my veins,

The tension falls away.

I fly over the water.

I am cut from my chains,

Separated from the weights.

The ones that clip my wings,

Dull my rush.

Here, I am free.