You Are The Winter

You are the Winter.

Not the beautiful snow that falls and graces the earth with pale flakes and sparkling dust.

You are the hard and unbreakable ice.

You are what's left over when April comes.

You are covered in black ash when roads shove you to the sidewalk.

You didn't come to bring a joyous Christmas,

and you aren't going to drop so delicately into January.

You drag on and on.

You keep the air frigid with the piercing sting of red cheeks.

You are neither mystical nor enchanting.

You are a washed up season of regrets.

A long and tiresome hour of ripped mittens and lost caps.

You creep up like a frosty hurricane only to destroy colorful smiles and warm faces.

You are unforgettable for being the intense flurry of pain that comes with a glow of white. 

Reviews

[Joshua Carl Cruz]

what an incredibly sharp story. i payed close attention to the delivery which held it's impact until the right moment. very neat and smoothly done. some small clerical errors in need of your attention. comb through it when you get the chance. good stuff

[Cat]

Thank you!

[Lydia Shutter]

Great personification of winter....or else a great metaphor for a person who no one would want to be around. In either case, I liked it. Lydi***

[Cat]

Thank you very much!!

[marcus]

Excellent poem!! I also hate winter!

[Cat]

Thank you for reading!!

[Outcast]

It's December in my eyes. The air, the gelid, brisk air was palpable as I read this.
It just goes to show that not everything white is necessarily beautiful. Very nice.

[Cat]

Thank you for the review!!

[Rene Velez]

Interesting and engaging...reminds me of an unending blizzard of unhappiness.

[Cat]

I'm glad you enjoyed!

[Bare trees]

A great piece of poetic detail in this Cat. Great job.

[Cat]

Thank you very much.

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Cat, This is an excellent display of wintery bitter emotion!! I love it :)

[Cat]

Thank you very much for the review!!

[Dara]

This is an excellent write. I love the images you have put out there and the way you address "Winter" as something personified. Really well done!

[Cat]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed.

[A. Amos]

I enjoyed the whole read, you are gifted writer my friend.

[Cat]

Thank you very much.

[hanir]

That winter. Such a cold creature. Creatively written.

[Cat]

Thank you for the review!