Footprints in the Snow

Footprints in the Snow (11)

Footprints in the Snow (11)

I awoke

or at least I came

from the darkness

I had fallen into

I felt cold

against my cheek

I realized 

I was laying

on the snow

on the road

near the field

‘Donna’

I thought

as I quickly got to my feet

I looked around

I was on the road

near the field

where I had first seen

Footprints in the snow

“Donna”

I said aloud

There were no

Footprints in the snow

The field

stretched out before me

undisturbed

to the trees

and

beyond

I felt myself shaking

I took a package

of cigarettes

from my pocket

and lit one

immediately 

blowing smoke rings into the still air

“Donna”

I said aloud again

I was still shaking

Had it all been a dream?

Had there even been

Footprints in the snow?

Had they led across the field

to the tree line

where I had found

Donna?

I drew heavily on my cigarette

blowing smoke rings into the still air

There were no 

Footprints in the snow

It had been a dream

I tossed the cigarette

into the snow

watched as it disappeared

along with

my dreams

“Donna”

I whispered

Tears filled my eyes

I had not cried

since that day

Since that day

that I said good bye to

Donna

That day that

I promised

I would be back

That day that

i lied

I looked across the field

There was no 

Donna

It had all been a 

dream

It started to snow

I lit another cigarette

drawing heavily

blowing smoke rings into the now snowy air

Slowly i walked away from the field

from my dream

from Donna

back to reality

October 14, 2014