Wednesday, August 13, 2003

Cold

Dark.
My skin is chilled
Tears like ice on my cheeks.
Eyelids painfully cold against my eyes.
The wind is sharp
My fingers hurt
My ankles are stiff
Strands of hair whip my face.
Wrap my inadequate clothes closer around me.
The sun is no more for today
Black clouds filled with daggers replace it.
So drenched I’m cold.
So cold it hurts.
So hurt I’m tired.
Dark, cold and raining.
Deprived even of my shadow for company, the weather relentlessly attacks.
Even the stars recoil from the earth tonight.
The winter has frozen me between its sliding doors.
Tired and hurt, i gather the strength to walk.
Even my weariness is cold.

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