January 8, 2010

#284 sliding

sometimes a kind word is the one that breaks us

i sit on a depressed couch
stare at the neighbour's roof
where snow sits 30 inches deep
has sat for so long
a roof covered in white darkness
but today, i look through the drip-drip from our eavestrough
spring's sun has arrived
water drip-drips in a symphony around the block
but a sickening scrape and a thud
clears the roof

the sun slides behind a grey cloud that wasn't there a minute ago


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