Kit Kelen #882 - winter piece

882

winter piece

further further

into the dark

and worst foot forward

cling to this line

as a life buoy

foot after foot

won't see through this smoke

and then the fire's cold

rain in earnest then

and it could be forever too

shapes, colours ­- only memory

and what if morning doesn't come?

then night will be deeper

into the dark

cursed awake to know

this wind between the ears

all thoughts away

black dream

and down

huddle

naked in it

chilled to bone

the moon goes

and the stars are bung

forever night

as at a pole

darker and darker

you do it yourself

you can wake up dead

from winter

you can do this on a clear blue day

will you cosy up with?

do you think you can eat your way out?