this morning #2055.

this morning, there’s something sinister hiding beneath the quiet. a calm white blanket of snow tossed atop the helpless earth like a final warning. i let the curtains fall shut with a shiver & went to the kitchen to survey the situation out back. basically the same but with a swirling wind beginning to kick up puffs of powder. i ran my hand around the edges of the door. no cold seeping in. thank god. still, there’s that stillness outside. i bet that, if i was to go out there, whatever’s waiting will rise up & strike through the silence. man vs nature. tale as old as time. when it comes to the weather, man has never had the upper hand. i’d be a fool to chance it. not today. i prefer to stay inside by the fire where my safety’s mostly guaranteed.