Silence smothered like a

devastating mist,

the grey creatures lurked

as I uncontrollably sunk into discomfort,

the rigid stale bread and the stench of petrol

wriggled out of my rucksack.

A frosty chill shuddered through my body,

the cold bit my face till it was luminous red 

                           I was a target.

A sharp crack echoed through the ice as I felt my loneliness disperse.

Glacial blue eyes lit up the white sheet.

Surrounded like a harmless tender piece of prey.

There was no hope here.