Snow Fields

I am cold,

frozen dead,

like the world in winter.

Snowflakes fall

from above my head

into a world of absolute dread

and land softly without a sound.

These snow fields

I am trapped within

seem to stretch on—

forever.

Icy fear

that reflects the sin

will it ever end…?

—never!

I am here

in this dark,

icy place—

isolated and all alone.

crystalline tears

run down my face

and fall to the ground of this snowy place,

singing a song of sorrow.

But just as I thought

I was too far gone

I began to realize:

I began to see.

Where I am now—

with the melancholy song

sung by the frigid air—

This is what I am,

but not what I will be.

It may be a long time past tomorrow,

but life will return to this desolate place.

And soon—

It will be springtime here,

and in these barren snow fields

wildflowers will bloom.

-Emerald Eyes

5:49 PM

March 7, 2001

Wednesday

***This story was inspired by Zahra's Final Fantasy VII fic, "I Know What's Beneath The Snow Fields." Just thought you'd like to know.