Blanket of grief 

  with its fur of frost 

    and comfort of a tomb 

      (catacomb silence) 

I am achingly alive 

still.

Mitchell Biggs is a writer based in Washington State. Growing up on the Salish Sea, he found his creative muses in the natural world, in the DIY music scene and in endless stacks of thrifted paperbacks. His poetry has been featured in Writer’s Hour Magazine, Dissident Voice and Fiftywordstories. 

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