Hadi's Bandanna Day Challenge

I wandered the now barren city streets that was packed with people not moments ago. Its silence leaves echoes of life behind, however. Some lighter. Like the two coffee cups sitting side by side inside a bin. One leaning in and resting on the other. Much like their owners, they couple the warmth of the drink with that of one another to combat the cold. Some darker. Like a stained mattress being used by a man who once had so much hope. Each echo told its own story in silence. From the stains on the concrete to the graffiti on the walls. A pair of shoes on the pavement, or the cigarette butt buried in the dirt. I wandered the now barren streets that was packed with people not moments ago, adding the echo of my steps to be lost in the quiet.

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Light had faded from the skies as night took its turn in this cycle. The city lights were miles away, allowing distant stars to shine bright. I lay on the dirt, surrounded by trees deep within a forest where no noise could disturb. I reached out my hand into the vast unknown. With the beyond so great, the world I inhabit seems almost insignificant. The troubles of yesterday are not even a drop in the raging ocean of the universe. My struggles, worries, and hardships are like those of an ant to a giant. I held out my hand. Reaching into the infinite with this single thought. If yesterday's troubles are insignificant, then what value do my riches hold?