Reclamation

Humanity now 
seems to
be so
petty that
even the
virtues weep
what has
become of
patience humility
truth love
kindness and
gratitude what
might have
bored deeply
and hollowed
such beauty
into corpses
it is
time then
to forget
and place
our attention
on animals
and let
them take
back what
was stolen

Woe

It is 
these moments
when cold
moves in
when once
were warm
memories turn
brittle when
even hope
won’t bring
its thaw
and like
I suppose
all creatures
finding it
hunker down
beneath the
blankets of
their woe

SnowTearFall

Sitting here 
watching it
snow I’m
reminded that
it is
chilling rain
much like
I suppose
the tears
which once
fell from
my eyes
that now
dance with
icy abandon
having been
once before
salty fresh

Snowflake

Just here
or there
or anywhere
really said
the snowflake
to the
wind for
the world
knows snow
but sees
not me

InPainT

As I
slip away
leaving warmth
and heartbeat
I never
look back
once gone
now lost
a picture
in paint
a locket
worn bumping
as I
continue on
through this
lonely life