Metallic Aftertaste

waiting for the bus on a brisk morning

today was my first day at the office

40 minutes early, very on brand for me Killed time in a Starbucks, gingerly sipping an iced double espresso on an empty stomach

After work, Experienced mental fatigue after years of physical fatigue

This seems both easier and more complicated to manage

I waited for the city bus this brisk morning and felt a cool, swirling anticipation build in me like a freezer burned whisk stirring my stomach contents

Suddenly I was six again crying on the bus as it drove away to summer camp But i wasn’t scared this time :)