#I haven't been on it in awhile and there's been some erosion

[no-one-hears-me]

I spent a large portion of my childhood in the local park and surrounding woods. With few exceptions, all my memories are good. The park was closed this year and everything is wrapped in orange netting, the swings are gone, the grass hasn't been trimmed so it's long and thick and feels like walking on a cushion. All my memories feel like an eternity ago. This was the one place I went without my parents and was free from their control, so it felt like freedom. And sitting here alone feels like freedom. The sun in low in the sky and there's a gentle breeze; this feels like one of the last weekends in August before school starts, even though I came here for a school assignment. Everything feels so peaceful and hopeful.

#things are getting better and it will be okay #I can't believe I just wrote that but it's undeniable #I ran for a bit and climbed a big hill. more on the hill in a moment #I enjoy running but I've never been allowed. I do what I want and I'm gonna start running #I'm definitely a bit out of shape and not the athlete I used to be but I'm gonna get better #I know this will help me in many ways so I'm gonna push through #so the hill #it's this steep hill that's still fairly easily to climb for the incline and it's a big deal #there's an annual race surrounding the hill and so people from other cities know about it lol #I haven't been on it in awhile and there's been some erosion #it's smoother in some areas which made the climb unfamilar but it was okay #I'm gonna head home now but. life is better and I'm gonna work to make it better #Sera