10-30-99

On the way to the library I stopped my bike by the park and walked it on the grass. As it was a balmy day I decided to rest for a few seconds and enjoy the sunshine. I lay down on the grass, suddenly realizing that I was very tired. With a view of sky and clouds overhead I fell asleep.

When I woke up it was dusk. I only saw the sky, and for a moment imagined that I was in the middle of some wilderness, but then remembered where I was. The treetops glowed over me. In the distance people were walking in the shade along the lakeside. There was dirt and crushed grass all along my back and on the backs of my hands...