Scattered Sheets [Awaken by Surprise]

A Cold Snowy Tale –

A Firm Fate, Uncanny Truth

A gushing wind blows upon the deep cold crevice;

Each blow hit my long slender body

Pushing me away deeper, and deeper,

Holding me aback from the unseen monsters of the snow.

I lay down on the frozen ground whence the panicking trek,

I hold my breath, listen to the whirls of the strong panicking wind.

I found a sanctuary beneath the wrath of the snow-storm

Like a house, a home that does not grow old.

The frozen ground moves and rattles,

Then all at once the crevice is covered with thick snow –

I am now stock inside, waiting for my last breath to come,

Musing the moments I have had in life…

I recount the times that I nearly die like this

Then my spirit and determination suddenly grow,

It moves and shivers my bones, it makes me say and quote:

“‘I don’t want to die, just yet’”…

I shove the hard snow away from the crevice

It’s freezing even more, like a rock being hardened twice…

I reach my axe and crack the snag apart

But it won’t budge, never will…

Then it makes me think:

If I stop right now, I will definitely die.

If I will continue breaking the snow, I will most likely survive

And I dare my fate…

I snap the hard snow in front of me,

Ten strong swing of the axe, it wounds.

Fifteen tough swing of the axe, it severs a little.

Another thirty sway of the axe, it shatters at last!           

I can already see the clear blue sky,

I can already feel the heat of the light from the sun,

I can already breathe the warm fresh air around.

So the storm has ended, it will never come back.

I step out from the crevice at last.

And gently I walk following anew trek.

But then I step on a hollow hole that’s covered with snow

And off I fall down, down, down…

It’s very dark and cold.

Above I can see a tiny white dot.

I must have fallen feets away,

Dying immediately before I think I will.

I never thought this will end like this

I tried my best to escape the truth – even the death

But this is probably a fate I opt to follow

Because I tried and I failed and I couldn’t change it after all…

I am shivering now.

My whole body is in pain,

The temperature is killing me now…

I lost my breath. This is the end.