Winter Again

April Fox
winter again
and all i want is sleep
to peel back the black edges
of waking up again
poke holes in the sun and let the fire
burn into my skin

four in the morning conversations
pulling away is not the same
as wanting you to go

i am terrified of living through this
terrified to breathe

the light is nothing like it should be
lying, bold facetious
captured viciously between the early and the evening
hours
taunts you through the window
promises the day has
no intent
to keep

the quiet is the only thing
that makes this bearable.

Published by April Fox

When she isn't writing for sites like livestrong and typef, April can usually be found with her head in a book, lying in the sun blowing bubbles, or perched near the stage listening to music and trying to av...  View profile

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  • Brenda C. Lewis10/16/2011

    nice, april-it can be a beautiful time, but also depressing

  • Laura Cone10/14/2011

    super

  • Vince Britton10/14/2011

    Stop waking up - dont breath and Move into a vacuum its very quite there

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