SNOW FALLS
She wakes to a morning
with no reason for living
cries in the mirror
to be forgiven.
Puts on her make-up
takes off her clothes
sits there & bleeds
until she can’t feel
the blood in her veins
...runs cold.
The razorblade
bleeds...bleeds.
The cat cries
to be fed.
The batteries in her Walkman
go dead.
The Rachmaninov stops.
A letter she will never read
drops on the Welcome mat.
A mobile rings & rings &...stops.
A member of a minor political party
looking for her vote
rings the doorbell twice
slips on the ice & ruins his coat.
Curses.
A man laughs at another man’s joke.
It’s a big laugh...he’s a big bloke.
Laughter invades the square.
There’s a chill in the air.
A friend calls for her
(to go on a blind date)
...she doesn’t hear.
Snow...
...snow...
...snow falls.
Sep 21, 2025
Sep 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM UTC
SNOW FALLS
She wakes to a morning
with no reason for living
cries in the mirror
to be forgiven.
Puts on her make-up
takes off her clothes
sits there & bleeds
until she can’t feel
the blood in her veins
...runs cold.
The razorblade
bleeds...bleeds.
The cat cries
to be fed.
The batteries in her Walkman
go dead.
The Rachmaninov stops.
A letter she will never read
drops on the Welcome mat.
A mobile rings & rings &...stops.
A member of a minor political party
looking for her vote
rings the doorbell twice
slips on the ice & ruins his coat.
Curses.
A man laughs at another man’s joke.
It’s a big laugh...he’s a big bloke.
Laughter invades the square.
There’s a chill in the air.
A friend calls for her
(to go on a blind date)
...she doesn’t hear.
Snow...
...snow...
...snow falls.
