I Wonder

It seemed to me that summer
It would never come again
I watched the snow through dusty windowpanes
Every time I dreamed at night
I woke up filled with terror
Silent things were floating in the air
And I wonder how you sleep
And I wonder how you breathe
Do you have a tourniquet?
I swear it’s not for me
The blood it seems to be now ankle deep
Ice is weighing down the trees
They’re bending down their heads
I can’t remember anything you said
And I wonder how you sleep
And I wonder how you breathe
All the rusted cages that
I kept out in the yard
Those rabid feral creatures were set free
Now they circle ’round the house
And I can’t go outside
I’m running out of places I can hide
And I wonder how you sleep
And I wonder how you breathe