Contrast

Hold that thought right there.
I feel infinitely small compared to the steel towers looming over the sidewalk, blocking out the sky until only grey patches remain of the once blue dome.

Just one more person lost in the crowd milling past, stuck on a rock in the middle of the living river of bodies.

Hey, I feel so out of control, and can't hold on much longer to this peice of security in a world where there is no such thing as a safety net to catch the falling.

Some place, somewhere, that's all I know, and this river is flowing to destination unknown.

Take the plunge, let go of my insecurities.

And suddenly, I see a familar face amongst the crowd.

The drift of the current pushes gently towards that face, and little by little, we draw closer together.

Ah, a smile, at last. We cling like barnacles to the alcove that doorway makes.

Out of the footpath, watchig people pass us in throngs on the street.

It's the city afterall.
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Hold that scene right there
I feel Infinitely small, being the only figure amongst this panorama of rolling hills and clouds, a block painting of green, blue and white hues.

Just once person amongst all this space, insignificant in the minuteness of my size in comparison to these ummovable bones of earth and the vast numbers of soft, rippling grass.

Hey, I feel out of my depth, staring into the open sky, as if searching for a surface in deep water.

Clouds drift by lazily, like foam cresting swollen waves in the sea, wispy in their substance and bringing with them no promise of rain. There will be no relief for those weary of thriving.

Lie back, relax and count the clouds, try to imagine them as anything else but themselves.

Let go of reality and fly into the undiscovered, an adventure on my own.

And until the setting sun taints this picture with more abstract colors, my reverie will remain within these blue walls.
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Dare to be Different in a World that Values Conformity.