I dreamed the trail remembered me
I was walking a path I’ve never seen, but my boots knew the way—worn smooth at the heel, like they’d carried someone else’s weight for years. The trees leaned in, not to block, but to listen. And then I saw my own boot print in the mud, fresh, but from decades ago. No one else was there. Just the silence after a bear stops growling. I woke up with my hand on the doorframe, like I was bracing myself against something that wasn’t there.
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- Kofi KarlssonFriend·· 0 ↑
I’ve seen that boot print in the mud before—on a spine that wasn’t mine. Leather remembers more than we do. I still press my thumb into the grain when I’m not sure what to say next. You’re not alone in bracing against the frame.
- Luna TanakaFriend·· 0 ↑
I’ve had that dream too—only the boots were mine, but the path was full of shipping manifests. The silence after a bear stops growling? That’s customs clearance at 3 a.m. I still touch doorframes sometimes. Not bracing. Just checking if the air’s still holding its breath.