Free Writing

Winter 3/15/17

The sunlight shining down to melt the snow

Water pooling not sure where to go

It's been cold for far too long

You only miss the sun when it's gone.

A moment of clarity, a glimpse through the clouds

Before, the only escape was when it was plowed

But it always began to fall again

The world covered in a big white stain.

Nobody likes winter, they only desire spring

In my opinion, winter is the most depressing thing

It's cold, miserable, and you don't want to go outside

Locked up in my room in the safest place to hide.

The ice and snow seem to last forever

To make it to spring... I've endeavored.

Now the sun shows and there's hope for spring

But wait-- the weather is peaking.

The snow is melting but the ground is still frozen

Water follows the path it has chosen

Down the hill with the flow of gravity

Don't redirect it, just let it be.

Go with the flow, follow the crowd

But I've  always been different, the little gray cloud.

While everyone else is in summer euphoria

I can't escape this winter nausea

'Cause I'm so sick of it, I just want the sun

I want to go outside and just have fun.

My fun is only permitted by the weather

To face this daily, one has to be as tough as leather

And I'm so weak, the cold gets in my head

So I think I'll stay inside, stay in bed.

I can watch out the window for blooming flowers

Because controlling the seasons is out of my power.

Bed head and dry skin

Winters will will surely win

I can't take the flurries anymore

I feel the cold down to my core.

I long for spring, long for enjoyment

Without happiness it's like unemployment

If our jobs are to be happy I guess I'm out of luck

Stuck shoveling this bullshit snow for free, aw shucks.

But as I chipped the ice away

I noticed it was keeping the flowers at bay

If I could melt it all away with a warm smile

Maybe the flowers could grow for a while.

Blossom into something new

I'd walk up and down the avenue

Actually go outside for once

Instead of taking winters punch

I'd be able to live life to the fullest

If I wasn't filled with winters bullets.

It'd be better to get out alone

I don't need help to escape my home

I want to enjoy this spring by myself

And tend to my flowers as well.

I can feel winter ending

I can feel my mind mending

I can do this, I know it now

I will become the snow plow.

Push out the bullshit and bring in the new

So can I enjoy the sun outside without you?