circulation

could have trained every day this week by running early or late but um didn’t. didn’t think resting would be beneficial either and it feels that way. moving about feels unnatural. and yet, somehow, it’s nice to resume. nice for the head perhaps. nice weather. usual parts kick and scream all the way to the woods. not listening. have to stop in woods. unignorable. loosen laces. often helps. onwards. ground feels hard. softens. still compromised along coach road. try to shake arms and shoulders loose, and hands warm. fingers pink, nails white, like they’re on too tight, like linuses. tight muscles affecting circulation perhaps. tight muscles to blame for everything. suffering as familiar walker approaches and waves so not to say hi again. say hi. dead magpie in first field. scattered dung in first, second and third. nothing else. back to woods. round woods. speed up. skip through daffodil shoots. stretch on grass.