Jaycelyn Ruotolo
When The Snow Falls
I am
invisible,
but I make myself known.
I am
silent ,
but I make myself heard.
Like the ice freezing over,
I am never expected.
I will always knock on your door.
I am
the beginning of ,
a barren winter.
I am
the frozen soil,
incompetent to support life.
Like the glaciers invade the ocean,
I will grow.
I will be the wind blowing your door open.
I am
an icicle that never melts,
the unzipping of your coat in a blizzard.
Like the hypothermia setting in,
I make you delusional.
I no longer knock on your door.
I will
rob you
Of everything you have.