COLDEST WINTER TOGETHER

BY MARSHAWN EDWARDS

First Snow (No. 1), c. 1914, George Elbert Burr, Artist, American, 1859 - 1939 from the National Gallery of Art

Camaraderie forced upon us,
enemies on the street
but roommates behind these walls,
we’re not so different after all. 
I never would have thought, never would have known —
foes turned friends.
Walking up and down four flights of stairs
because we can't miss bacon on Sundays,
freezing cold temps,
short choppy steps making sure we don't fall.
It feels like the coldest winter ever,
but at least we're not alone. 

If I would have known what summer was like out east,
I would appreciate the coldest winter a little more. | ME

MARSHAWN EDWARDS WAS BORN IN PORTLAND, OR. HE SENDS LOVE AND RESPECT TO ALL WHO TAKE THEIR TIME TO READ. HE WRITES FROM EASTERN OREGON CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.