i rail against

the dark

i rail against
the dark

the hibernation

blanketed
in cushioning
sound and soul
absorbing snow

the wan light
penetrates

refracts

taunts with
recollection of
warmer yellow rays

the velvet napped
seductress
this luring wraith
beckoning

eyelids droop
breath held
submerging
inky
affable

treading
resisting
rigid
in
the gravitational pull
greater
than i

succumbing
to this axial tilt
hushing
my trifling
cellular desire
my defiant mind

solstice
slumber
prevails

Potential