Tonight I cried in such a beautiful place. The vast expanse of the night sky in front of me with little dots of lights lining the horizon. Just me sat down on a long stretch of pavement right beside the water. We used to always pass this, whenever we went cycling. How I wanted us to stop and sit right where I was, to watch the wind calmly roll tiny waves into a singular direction. But we rarely did – I was more invested in reaching the destination, clocking the miles, and not losing momentum.
But tonight, as I listened to Animal Feelings and felt the breeze across my skin, I felt thankful for this memory. That, and how the heavy rain on the walk home washed away any mark of the tears that once ran down my face.