now it\u2019s the long walk\nthrough winter from here\non out it\u2019s the slow recession\nof night and the gradual\nascent of day\n\ni cannot decide if it\u2019s best\nto stand outside naked arms\nstretched wide or retreat into warm\nblankets and wait it out\nhere with you\n\nat the end we\u2019ll walk out into spring\nand here i will be gone\nwill be gone\n\nslowly descending i know\neverything dies but it doesn\u2019t\nmean what\u2019s in between isn\u2019t what\nwe make of it i\u2019m ready\nare you\n\nat the end we\u2019ll walk out into spring\nand here i will be gone\nwill be gone\n\nepw 1.16.08 perrysburg, oh