Only the Rumor
I, who have rarely seen sanity, or a caravan of Siberian huskies stroll with their pack through the soft white snow, have no appreciation for winter's twilight-silence, or the ruckus of grizzlies ravaging my provisions.
I ask: Is anyone willing to put their hand in place of mine on the chopping block, or their signature on paper to demand investigations into all that has been stolen on my passage through this life?
I have not seen tenderness, nor do I feel excitement upon observing the child fed from the safety of its mother's hands. Only rumors of the existence of distant cities, where harsh winters outlast serene summers, accelerate the rhythm of my blood. That chill is mine.
I, who have rarely seen self-assurance, have played with water and snow. I've wrapped them around my legs, given them form with my hands like a lover.
I, who am fed-up with listening to wolves and sleeping under willows, no longer tremble when they throw down my door to take me where neither water nor snow exists. Do you understand? It is nothing more than a short visit to the crying room of a psychiatric hospital, a show to impress the animal that sleeps beneath the sheets.
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