Daily Haiku #26: Snow

a poem about recovery of the heart

I asked you to stay

you wouldn’t / I don’t know why

you left warmth for snow

This is to all the relationships that just don’t work out.

In the moment the breakup doesn’t make sense. What went wrong?

But as time passes, the incompatibility becomes more obvious.

Not being around the person all the time makes you realize that life is brighter without them.

The issues you told yourself were just little things were big things all along. They weren’t things you could just overlook, or overcome.

At first things are cold. Icy. Numb yet emotional. But then the snow melts, and your heart recovers. You learn to love again.

© Katie Rodante 2020

Katie Rodante is a writer living in sunny Dallas, Texas with her loving husband, two wild young children, and a lazy maltese. While she began her career as a paralegal, she found her passion is in creative fiction. Her works include a poetry book of Halloween haiku titled Autumn Reveries, several short stories, and two in-progress novels: a women’s fiction novel about love and loss, and a fantasy series involving wizards and music. Connect with me on Twitter, Instagram, or sign up for my newsletter which explores the intersection of creativity and intentional living.