A
      Walk
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      decided
      to
      take
      a
      walk
      one
      evening
     
    

    
     
      Step
      by
      step,
      glancing
      back
      :
     
    

    
     
      -
      to
      make
      sure
      that
      my
      footprints
      have
      not
      been
      swept
      away
      by
      the
      wind
     
     
      Its
      been
      a
      hot
      day,
      45
      degrees
      Celsius
     
    

    
     
      My
      body
      burned
      and
      cracked,
     
    

    
     
      But
      I
      didn't
      feel
      it,
      not
      even
      notice
      the
      cut
      on
      my
      arm
     
     
      must
      have
      been
      when
      I
      went
      to
      fetch
      water
      from
      the
      river
     
     
      All
      this
      because,
      my
      mind
      has
      left
      my
      body
     
    

    
     
      I
      think
      of
      a
      far
      away
      place
      that
      only
      I
      can
      go
     
    

    
     
      A
      place
      where
      I
      won't
      have
      to
      worry
      about
      tomorrow
     
     
      Where
      is
      that
      full
      moon?
      Oh
      full
      moon
     
    

    
     
      At
      least
      you
      have
      company
      around
      you
      sometimes
     
    

    
     
      But
      I
      feel
      alone,
      although
      surrounded
      by
      all
      these
      people
     
     
      Oh
      well,
      I
      turn
      back
     
    

    
     
      stepping
      on
      my
      own
      footprints
     
    

    
     
      that
      will
      lead
      me
      to
      the
      same
      place
      again
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ruth
      Mathaing
     
    
   
   
    
     
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