Brittle - Kirsty McGee

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