black boots caked
with mud and sand
fall over frozen grass
noses all red
and hands all numb
breathing into the bare trees
the ground littered with leaves
looking up into the veiny branches
a pale yellow ray of light
gently shines through dark hair
like a whisper in the night
birds on wires
silhouettes of change
reaching
holding
pouring light
onto a different life
inhale the sunrise at 6am
exhale the love in between