Brittle

birds' wings in winter's fire spread out against the sky a dozen - maybe seven more that touch my heart as they fly by this brittle winter air so thin it steals your breath reminds me of your fragile taste when i roll into your arms oh how brittle you feel like the snow light that finds you here oh your fragile frame you're nothing more than bones and skin a feather fell today i saw you turn to see the sun caught in a wing a plane so far away that cut this winter air so thin it steals away the colours of your cheek making you look cold and pale a nameless winter wind makes you draw closer to my side i wish i could contain - protect you from the wind and rain.