I loved you,
That winter,
As the wind,
Whipped cold my dessert clothes.

I loved you,
That winter,
As my soles,
Slapped the hard, white linoleum.

I loved you,
That winter,
As I lay,
Uncomfortable with the leak.

I loved you,
That winter,
As you lay,
In a shallow pool of my disappointment.

I loved you,
That winter,
As it turns,
To spring I love you still.