twenty something below
freezing degrees it was
that December of every mans weather

when winter's a long way from over
foutrh of July becomes a quiet battle cry
burning alive held inside fire

wars with rather die purified
fear of unknown is measured less sooner than expects
wide is every boy's first step giant size

journals daily are revised
right before our eyes
new looks take time by surprise

change occupies trust disguised
tethered to compromised image lived in together
bond to yesterday still alive

zero below crystallized weather
comes that December of every mans winter
when twenty something lives realized