Poem: 'Frostbite Blues'

 by Alexandra Dempster




winter flakes,
drift        by         slowly,
coat the paved
road with blankets

algid breath,
leopard-print gloves,
covering my hands
but an exposed mouth

icicle coated,
stony brick bridge,
snowdrop crowds,
heads drooped in shame.

hold my heart,
loud and alive,
warmth, the only
thing within our arms

honey glazed eyes,
melting the frosted tongues,
sharp to the touch and
impaling - impales - impaled.


hold my heart,
no - really hold my
silent, dull heart.

for let me tell you:
winter love

is truly the frostbitten myth.

 

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