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Concrete and sand under pressure 
The rustle of my jeans 
The swishing friction of my winter jacket 
Wind whipping afar, then buffeting at my face 
Jostling its way around the space of my hood 
The quick rustle-and-stop of a small, frightened animal 
Startled by a sharp crunch of a leaf underfoot 
My slow, deep breaths quickened by a jab of the wind 
A moment of quiet as the wind slows 
The hum of a large motor taking the quiet’s place, 
To only then fall back into silence. 
A brief crunch of snow underneath, 
The soft give of mud in my next step 
The wind coming back again, 
Only to then dart away 
Giving the bowing trees and cold creatures a bit of reprieve.