January

i can't feel my fingers as i hold on for my life.

quiet as this blanket hurts to breathe hurts to try.

i have defined january.

the end of another new beginning draws me out to white.

the cold of what i came for chokes the shine.

i have defined january in my life.

i think they call this winter.

dead like everything.

harsh as it's silence and the pain that it brings.

i can survive january in my life