this morning #839.

this morning, finally feeling free range for a change, i changed into my navy blue jogging suit & headed out for a stroll around my hood. it felt like fall. all summer, i’d been largely cooped up inside. broken leg. my heart on the mend. my remaining friends only stopping in every now & again. now that i’d recovered enough to get out of the house on my own, i needed to know just how far my feet would take me. down to the end of my street. vast grass field before me. started to sweat as i crossed it completely. stopped for a rest at the edge of the woods. measured how far i’d gone. not even a mile. i knew i couldn’t go further though. not today. maybe tomorrow. maybe i’d walk to the mall.