Solstice

the hands stole you away
in the frozen dark
with their cut glass grip
and icy pulse
they pulled you out into the cold
onto the moonlit blanket
where you surrendered
where your heart slowed
to the beat of the falling snow
the longest night took you
into its depths
beyond feeling the winter wind
passing through your body
beyond the stinging frost
beyond the whispers escaping
from your numb lips
your words fell in the silence
and didn't fly to their intended ears

the hands held you down
in the frozen dark
to hold you to your fate
within the hollows of the night
while the angels looked away