"Empty Midwestern Pools"
By Chris Madsen
Colors of autumn
exchanged
for gray skies,
and the grimy white
of salt covered roads.
Her alabaster skin
now faded and dry,
resembling the empty
midwestern pools
in late-December.
They said the days
would become longer,
more bearable, so
she sings for solace
from a deceitful solstice.
Chris Madsen is a former Scout Sniper and US Army Veteran. You can find more of his writing here.