Dead Winter

by Brittany C   Nov 23, 2006


The wind wraps its cold fingers around me,
And the snow nips at my skin,
It is so cold,
I am so numb it hurts,

I am alone, all alone,
With nothing to keep me warm,
I am alone to face the cold,

Winter is here to claim another life,
It will not be mine,
It just can't be mine,

With the cold as my enemy I will fight,
I have gotten to far,
And have fought to hard,
To let this cold loneliness claim me,
I have friends who need me,
And a boyfriend who loves me,
I have no choice but to fight,

The land is covered in cold, cruel, snow,
That wraps it's cold deadly blanket over all,
And claims the life of many,
Catching everything in it's grasps,
As it rolls down mountains like a tidal wave,
This dead winter may claim life's,
But it wont be my life that it claims today,
In this dead cold winter night,
I will fight till my last breath.

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  • 15 years ago

    by Crystal Gaze

    I really enjoyed this, because I find you write like me. More descriptive and less based on the rhymes. It was well written and I quite enjoyed the concept.

    Well Done,
    5/5
    xPaula.

  • 15 years ago

    by ether

    "I am so numb it hurts,"
    That line is either really clever or really dumb. Numb means you can't feel anything, yes? So it can't hurt. It's uncomfortable but it doesn't hurt.
    Or.
    You want a contradiction in there, however I think you need to word it a little better if that is the case because it doesn't seem to make much sense within the poem, as the poem starts off quite literal, not metaphoric.

    "I am alone to face the cold,"
    I am left alone to face the cold, maybe?

    This goes on a lot, about the cold and fighting. And being alone. That's all the poem is with a few extra things added in. I see the Winter as being a metaphor but the rest of the poem seems so basic.

    4/5

    jess ~

  • 16 years ago

    by KeyxMashingxParody

    4/5 once again. Sweety, your poems are usually very strong, but these are getting weaker as I go. they are more like stories, rather then heart felt poems. The flow was off at times too. You're a great poet.
    (Just keep doing better)

  • 17 years ago

    by Vanessa

    Wonderful imagery, the word choice was the best, and I like this the most so far. keep up the good work.

  • 17 years ago

    by Kaila

    Very nice imagery I liked this poem I think the structure needs some work but otherwise nicely done