Winter Blues
Winter Blues
If you have to lose a love then
not in winter
when words are cold and eyes are
closed to light
while watching falling snowflakes you remember
a pain that spurred the wounded heart to write.
If you have to lose a love then
not at Christmas
when happiness is just about to burst.
It’s not a time for callous acts and anger
that bring you blues instead of leaving gifts
and make you want to never see a Christmas tree again.
If you have to lose a love then
not in blizzards
when everyone is cuddling with a friend
and with each inch of snow in isolation
you contemplate your life and thoughts forlorn
wandering the depths of desperation all day long
If you have to lose a love then
not in winter
when Valentines are favored for the blessed.
Fire and ice together all in red
as advertisements leave you
with unmarried winter dread.
There seems to be no shelter for the loveless.
In a frigid cold they shiver for the warmth of a caress.
1/10/18
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