winter-
a blackraincoat among
     a sea of white,
streaked in rain.

that blackraincoat repels
the rain of words that melt
-the whitesolidcovering
 snow-
kindness in the midst
of the unwilling.

the blackraincoat absorbs
the harshboldpenetrating
  cold of-
words, actions, emotions
that tell you

i hate you
i hate your ideas
i hate your premise
i hate your being
i hate you

Step out of the
rain, the
snow, the
cold, the
words, the
feeling, the
depression.

Take off the raincoat-
I'm here.