Winter Is On My Tongue

Updated: Feb 5, 2024

By Safa Faruq

Winter is on my tongue,

Freezing my words at the tip.

I tried to scream,

To hold you back.

Don’t go.

I chanted in my mind,

Over and over again.

But my tongue only froze.

By Safa Faruq

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