Pints of mead fill my belly with the rays of the sun. Golden and warm. I have no choice but to share the light beaming from my innards with those around me. I think about the bees and how long it took them to gather what they’ve given me, or rather what I’ve taken. I sip and sip and I do my best to make that thievery mean something. Alchemical motivation is what I’ve settled with. The heat causes my internal organization to soften and slip, allowing more room for light to cascade between my crevices. My embrace is now charged with the life force of a thousand honey bees. And I am buzzing. Buzzing with the excitement I hold towards living through another day and seeing what happens. No matter what happens I am committed to the ride. I’ve been proven time and time again that it’s all going to be worth it in the end. Let me live through it all. The whole damn rainbow that is life itself. -KN
