The classroom clears out
As they all go for a walk
It\'s quite except for the water trickling in the fish tanks
I sit alone
My leg propped on a chair
Ice numbing the pain I\'ve managed to conceal so far today.
I push the crutches aside, wishing to throw them as hard as I could across the room
My boyfriend hugs me, tries to comfort me
But right now, there is no comfort in his grasp.
I want to go for a walk without needing some mechanism to aid me
For the snowflakes to fall softly on the ground and lay in my hair
As I wrap my scarf tighter around my neck
And hold his hand, enjoying his presence.
But, I can\'t do any of that
I have a stress fracture that isn\'t healing.