I Went For a Run Today

For the first time in years…

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The morning dawned too brightly.

The sun shone through the crack in the shades, throwing bands of orange against my unwilling eyelids.

I hadn’t slept well. Anxiety has been overwhelming for the past week, an undercurrent of electric anguish rolling beneath my skin. Last night I half awoke several times, heart hammering…