Beyond the Overflow

My fist is a clench
of fire
raised defiantly to snowflakes

rushing at me in swirls and whirls
of attention

as if I am the sole inhabitant
on planet earth.

I rise to the occasion
wrap arms around myself
tighten my collar

and struggle to keep my perspective.

I will not fail to reach
my destination

I will not be deterred from the
vision held close within my heart.

I am strong
I am able
and dancing between the snowflakes
is my song of escape.

© Richard L. Provencher