virgin snow
gives the world
a sense of false
purity
which sparkles
a million slivers
frozen tears
fadedscrapsof
divinity
asyetunmarred
by humanity’s stain

i sit
trapped
bluefacepressed
against
thesemitransparent
domedrowningas
plasicparticulates
passivelypummel
this snow globe
of collected scars

memories of initials
drawn in the ice
upside down
suspended on
the eddies dancing
between icicles
jaggedfangsyearning
for the salty spray
of crimson heat
steamingacross
theplacidfaceof
flashfrozenfailures