Mike Hession
ICE HOUSE
This is an ice house;
kitchen, lounge, bedroom.
I lie in bed
and watch my breath escape.
Exhale:
a short-lived cloud of hope.
Exhale:
a steamtrain, leaving.
Exhale:
the ghost of something.
And the ceiling creaks
under the weight of accumulated ice.
Date of Birth: 10/30/65 Location: Manchester, England Email: m.hession@salford.ac.uk Publications: Atomic Petals.com, the Writers' Hood, Comrades Anthology, etc.
