the night was thick
with expectation: heavy lidded smiles
frosted chain link fence, creak
fingers found their way along
wedge foot in and pull up, lost
balance before
boots into snow, iced velvet
caught on every step
stole warmth from our toes
his nose was pink that night
and every word spoken
crystallized in the winter air
it made me wonder
if we were to return in spring
would the melting ice
spill our secrets into the earth
or evaporate, rise with warm air
and travel with the breeze
Dec 21, 2017
Dec 21, 2017 at 4:28 PM UTC
the night was thick
with expectation: heavy lidded smiles
frosted chain link fence, creak
fingers found their way along
wedge foot in and pull up, lost
balance before
boots into snow, iced velvet
caught on every step
stole warmth from our toes
his nose was pink that night
and every word spoken
crystallized in the winter air
it made me wonder
if we were to return in spring
would the melting ice
spill our secrets into the earth
or evaporate, rise with warm air
and travel with the breeze
winter memory
