"No Hiding" Inspired by Dust:

No Hiding

Wind whips all around,

throwing a tantrum

of leaves and dirt.

It feels like punishment,

spiteful and vindictive,

as my eyes sting with

unseen particles,

as my hair is

tied in knots with itself and

interspersed with debris.

No matter where

I dance and duck

to get away from the wind,

it finds me anyway.

There is no hiding from its grasp,

no avoiding its outburst.

I feel no mercy from the wind,

but the truth is that

the wind just is.

The wind isn’t out to get me,

isn’t meaning to be angry,

but lack of intent doesn’t stop it

from doing damage.

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