post-holiday blues
hit harshly with shocking news
life is bought… and used

i want to reach her
change winter into summer
make her heart stronger

instead i break words
exchange lies for the absurd
to still what they’d heard

it is a mistake
the asked-for silence i break
lies i cannot take

they’ll still question me
my face burning by degrees
bring me to my knees

have i lost a friend?
or would this have been her end?
demons she will tend

on the other side
of the shadow where she hides
i’m still on her side