This & That

The Snow On The Stairs

By: Janet Lavergne

It was all in my mind,

but I loved playing the game.

To pretend to have it all

when the grey morning came.

But I opened my eyes

and felt the cold air

from the hole in the door

and the snow on the stairs.

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