by Rachel Carter

Created on: August 15, 2009

if you look straight ahead,
all you see is symmetry.
a slight tilt of your chin
could cause quite a change.
that difference in life may very well
be all that you need to
view it from above so that
you may notice the lie.
lace up those shoes that
have sat by the door for
a time too long. the snow
will crunch and melt
and creak underneath
your feet. shed your winter
coat the way the trees are
shedding their ice. close
your eyes and watch the
orange ignite. when you
inhale.
exhale.
confuse the puffs of breath
caused by the desperate
cold with the smoke you're
now releasing. why not?
you cannot feel
your fingers or your toes.
let the frost set in your
bones. it's not a short walk
from here to there.

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