Chapter 41: I am the weather

a journey in my own skinWords: 676

The wind brushes past my face,

touching the skin I've waited for,

the face that belongs to me.

I feel the weight of the air

on my chest,

and with every shift of the seasons,

I feel myself shifting too,

changing,

becoming the man I've always been.

The rain falls like a song

I've learned to sing,

the rhythm of the earth

in my body,

in my chest,

in my face.

The world wraps itself around me,

a blanket that holds me close

and whispers, "You belong here,

you are the storm,

the calm,

the wind,

the rain."

The seasons are mine to feel now,

and I take them in,

knowing that every drop,

every gust of wind,

every chill in the air,

is a part of me

and a part of the man I've become.