Aurora 2024

Kaitlyn Carpenter

Frostbite

Had I known it would snow that night, I would not have tempted my fate and this plight

Now winter’s icy touch pricks my skin. Fear of frostbite is starting to set in.

These silent woods are the worst of it all. Winter’s sun shines and yet numbness makes me fall. Images of a warm fire fogs my brain. I fear I am going insane. ‘Fore there is no fire here nor there. I’ll only lay my head down for five minutes I swear. Winter whispers ‘your presence is needed” If only I knew winter stands undefeated.

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