Revealed

He crept up on me

When it was too hot

Blood trickling from my nose

Kissing the wood

     Spiteful

Knees sinking into

Layers of misty snow

A quaver in my voice

Stolen by the frost

     Along with untold values

Curled up in a ball

My limbs compressed

A whimper

     Scorching my heart

Aimless  sleep

In another chaos of

     Granite and carelessness

Sneaking in through the window

On the small of my back

Pressing the cold vulnerability

     Revealed

Alice Bellan