"Winter's come
a blanket of mercy
to be thrown over us
and all the wrongs we
suffered upon each other
I know we are seen and
everything is seen
a requiem candle set
at the foot of my bed
sputters through the night
through the winds of this season
that I pray may
finally silence this longing
that in its own season
has rendered these fields
into ash
so let the silence come
shut the blinds for the long nights ahead
turn the lights off
the music down
and empty this heart finally
like a tea cup grown cold
You who see....
may I forget her name by spring..."
- kevin rolly
