Inside the Whispered Directions

Start facing northwest, but only because you forgot to leave the house first. If you look closely, the second step will imprint on your shoes, but only if the rain has come east yesterday.

Turn upside down when the clock strikes 11 and the cat meows twice. Remember to count the shadows, but beware of circles they form without purpose or intent, except to confuse.

Proceed forward until you reach the corner of a street that doesn’t exist yet, marked only by the absence of signs. Stop to listen to the silence, for it holds secrets not meant for mortal ears.

Reverse any step taken past the invisible archway, retracing patterns that resemble nothing known, only to come face-to-face with a destination unnamed.

Perhaps you will find it, perhaps not, but there is promise in the possibilities of wandering aimlessly ahead or sideward.