A crack in the winter sky
lets the rain pour down...

Today was jess's first birthday
i wasn't even with her for it...

Devastation
washes over me...

Gathered around in the warm sitting room
as you all sip crimson wine from crystal glasses...

Unspoken words fall
upon deaf ears...

Lately, she's been watching the weather
through the safety of her bedroom window...

Moon dust sprinkled
like a million drops...

Gazing into the mirror,
her lips smile with familiar approval...

Unsupported,
disbelieved...

Can you really lose something
that has already been gone...

My icy shadow rises from
the cold mist of yesterday's defeat...

Your paw prints live on
inside my heart forever...