[retro-genesis]
so you know how
on a dry, briskly cold day
like late in the day
the suns warmth bouncing back off the snow
then slowly a cloud passes
eclipsing the sun
dark as night
and the cold hits back five times
harder
and you look up to that
maker of the day
that companion of comfort
shielded by some bothersome cloud
an annoyance
that still sucks.
but what if that cloud stays all day?
what if it lingers too late and
that cloud steals all that warmth
so that the day slips away and
when the sun brings back light
with its heat, life
it shines on the cold, frozen carcass of a teenage smoker who's parents were convinced he just went on 'nature walks' and bought him a book on the subject.
a facinating book, really.

or something...