The City of One Body

On a strange, windy, and seemingly endless Wednesday night, clouds suddenly appear directly
above me; and directly in front me, there is a gorgeous blood-orange tree, its arboreal branches
spreading beautifully in every direction.
The wind blows cold, bone-chillingly cold. A strong gust of wind pushes past me, strumming
through my hair. The blistering wind is razor-blade-sharp, so sharp it felt as if I were being sliced
across the face with a knife.