Winds

Its windy today
And  cold
And the weather is bringing me down
Further
I remember other days like this
Threatening snow and wind blowing in the eaves
When I was a younger man
And not so filled with pain and problems
When I would be invigorated by the wind
And walk in the park to watch the trees sway
And the last of the leaves being pulled off and blown away
But I’m not the same young man anymore
So I sit with my coffee and read my book by the fire
And hope there won’t be much snow
And wish I didn’t feel so dejected
Today I feel like the day looks
Blown about by wind
That tears away parts of me
And leaves me skeletonized
And cold