Annabel Pettigrew
September 2021

…One foot in front of the other. Left before right, before left again.

I started walking because after a year of white noise it was the only thing I could muster enough strength to do.

It had felt impossible at first. Being unstable. Wobbly, as if my brain was not connected to my feet. I would pause to align myself against the crushing sensation of time standing still. People walked past, quick and able...