12 February 2021

an icy walk

the treads on my boots grip the ungrippable

like studs on snow tires they slice through

the frozen matter on the ground no match

crunch

i'm moving faster than i expected with all

the sleet cannot stay my feet in these boots

i'm bounding through drifts and slushy mess

splash

the persistent freezing rain begins to coat 

my coat stiffens in the arctic temperatures

but inside i'm warm and dry impervious

crackle

in time i will become an ice sculpture

the ornament of a path less traveled

all to the unrelenting patter of icicles

chink


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