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Against the Wind
Scratch, Scratch, I heard my dog hopelessly
scratching at the door. I felt a cold breeze gather upon me,
as I woke feeling a cold rock on my face.
When I fell asleep it was sunny,
with few clouds in the sky, birds were
chirping to one another.
My dog was wandering the yard, following
wonderful smells that I couldn't imagine, I could hear
him walking around, crunching dry leafs and sticks under his paws.
Now all I can hear is the faint sound
of my dog in the window barking as though
he was trying to tell me something.
The warm rock that I fell asleep on was
now cold and seemed as though it was
a lot harder.
Then feeling the wind wish behind my ears,
it seemed as though the wind was happy, showing
all off its emotions.
It reminded me of waves,
how they would crash againsts
the rocks with a nice boom.
You could not hear that sound again
And then seem like the wave
was gathering itself up again, and
for a moment, just one moment it would be quiet.
So quiet that I could hear myself think
and then just as quickly as that moment came,
it disappeared into itself even faster, making a
different boom
And then, without realizing it
I too disappeared
into my own sleep.
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