Stanzas: Monthly Chapbooks December 2014: Winter | Page 9

Seasonal Winter
Courtney McKeon
I've been roaming in my mind’s winter far too long.
Reliving memories frozen in time,
Watching snow fall on a future that’ll never arrive.
Although I long for spring, I revel in the frost
Indulging silent tears, lamenting all I've lost.
Freezing fogs clog my thoughts.
Shutting my eyes blind,
Those who offer help-in-kind
Accepting my lot, in hope of thawing the cold behind my eyes,
The logs added to my fire are fuelled by betrayal and lies.
Always willing to chat when my summer blazes hot.
But in the depths of my winter I see you not.
I do not expect help, I can melt this ice alone.
But in future love me for all my seasons
Not just those that make you feel whole.

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