and so he came and stole my breath away,
the frosted winter wrapped in ice,
hypnotized and put away last summer on the closet shelf
shut the seasons door and
slid the key under the mattress
of my bed.
i hid behind the corner wall as he crept in
sliding his body beneath my closed door,
spreading himself thin across the floor
i slid under the sheets shivering
as he curled around my feet
and slept.
i awoke in his embrace, wrapped around my bare shoulders