Stay high above it all

People scuttled past in the noon sunlight that made its way through the cracks between the blocks of buildings looming. Hats dancing in lines. Stopping. Starting. An unknown game. Hunger made her shrivel into her skin, but too many people and no destination. People move so unpredictably, erratically, quickly while internal organs jostled and creaked. She played out going down in her head, but the scene kept changing and the people kept turning. One foot out, quickly now, but a dark blue newspaper man’s hat whisked past. That one was new. Jolt back. Stay safe.