Memories Marked In Snow

This piece was published in my school newspaper!!! Hope you enjoy :) 


My bright red converse in the snow 
crunching step by soggy step 

Your blue sneakers 
racing to meet mine 

I learned to share the sidewalk 
to let our bodies become one 
entity, the swing of our hips 
synchronized 

The tracks could trace our 
relationship, only stumbled when you swept me off my feet or 
onto your back, our heartbeats keeping pace 

But the snow turned mushy, yellow and sour 

Soon I was dodging ice, 
struggling to keep my feet from disappearing under the snow 

Our gait became clumsy, 
you were either so far ahead or so far behind 
i couldn’t see you 

Eventually, the cherry blossoms bloomed, 
with my beat up red converse 
crunching step by soggy step.