WINNER

People with cold cheeks rushing, shivering, sniffling.
Carry tissues and work hard under the bright street lights.
In the short, dark day, getting extra sleep time.
No flowers to be seen, evergreen shrubs covered and frozen.
Very early, moon’s out, windows cloudy and airs filled with forest.
Look out the clear winter glass panel, cold breeze crashing against the doors and locks.

Everything is so blurry, scarf protecting my mouth and lips but glasses steamed fully.
I have to keep my coat and layers on indoors all the time, plus several huge blankets!
Keep my hands warm and cheeks from the cold with a mask and gloves and pockets like a robber.
I can’t breathe, it’s hard to get up let alone to exercise.
The grass in the avoided arctic of a garden filled with dew drops.

It’s so chilly inside and I still have to and want to move around to school, plus all my list of long chores.
I don’t normally find everything this tiring and difficult, let alone brushing my teeth.
I need a hot water bottle everywhere and I wouldn’t mind greedily more than one for heat.
Sitting down in the needed warmth and shutting the blinds and lights as they are too depressing to match.
The atmosphere just making it harder to breathe, focus, listen and stay awake.
Stress means dirtier glasses.
At the dreaded long break the ice, drizzle and wind like a storm creating natural chaos and unwelcoming, straining, confusing environnent.

The break bell, kids screaming and running like aliens, drinking cold tap water from the queue.
Kind of the season you crave so much sweets. It’s not fair teachers get to stay indoors on devices as distractions.
So much human warmth inside and chatter in assembly you just want to ‘rest’.
It’s just the beginning of the day and I’m thinking why can’t we skip most of school for winter.
I can imagine the dark blue sky at 3.30pm and parents not allowing me to go outside after school.