You built this life to be present in it. You built this life to be present in it.

Alpha.

The wire hums.
A faint, sustained note.
The dog sleeps belly-up.
Nothing that is afraid sleeps belly-up.
The light thickens.
Every decision.
Every risk.
Every morning I got up when I didn't want to.
It all leads here.
Nothing needs to be
different than it is.
The gravel under your feet.
Her hand in your hand.
Walking home.