under my feet the crunch of snow
under my feet the crunch of snow    5 degrees or so   The lights are getting brighter or   My eyes are getting warmer   It was brief   Subtle   Did it even occur?   There is no evidence except   The feeling of warmth in my body while I’m   Surrounded by the coldest of   Nights   In my town   .  You were like wine   From the moment you touched my   Lips   And then swished into my mouth   Gulped you down like   I was separating the alcohol  One by one   And it settled in my stomach   Like a toxic hug that   Shouldn’t be there   And you stayed   For a night and   Disappeared like we didn’t exist   .   The evidence of your being is little   But the feeling of your existence is significant   I’m back home now sitting in front of   The fire   Trying to finish this   Poem   But I’m so cold