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in that moment, something started to make sense to her. seasons came together like pieces of a puzzle and her eyes began to fall shut, heavy with the weight of humankind.
“keep faith,” he said to her. she nodded, paddling on down the stream of secrets and into the outlet beyond the marsh.
she turned around to look for his reflection in the stream beside her, but the ripples from her oar had made him all but disappear.
“where have you gone, oh truth?” she cried out.
but he was nowhere to be found.
the house was dark and silent on a cold winter’s night. and in that moment, something started to make sense to her. seasons came together like pieces of a puzzle, and her eyes began to fall shut…
heavy; with the weight of humankind.