White Death

By: Rachel Karner

Daring to yearn for freedom as

the doors of your prison open

the view of white death before you

all of your small hopes broken

standing in a door between hell’s

cold fingers brush your skin

beautiful death covers the hills

wait for a new torment to begin

a terrible fate and broken will

not wanting to endure the pain

will the white death soon melt?

Will warmth and life come again?