I waited and waited in the blizzard.

My breath was like soft puffs of clouds, distracting me before vanishing into the frigid air.

I listened carefully, but did not hear a sound.

The atmosphere was freezing, and I was feeling very cold by the second.

why was i waiting for so long

why was i waiting at all

Something was wrong.

Something is wrong.

I coughed and bleakly stared at the area around me, covered in snow and ice.

my eyes were growing tired, and my bones bore a great ache

why was i so tired?

where am i going?

Something IS wrong.

i fell to my knees, weak from exhaustion and a gnawing pain in my chest

gasping, my face slammed into the ground and

a prickling sensation in my face

a tightness by my heart

something is wrong

(December 2019)