snow
white cocoon
silencer
signalling tradition and blazing log fires
drunken cousin in the corner
talking too loud, too long and incoherently
throughout the ceremonies of ice
they try to tell him
all is wonderful
cheer ! cheers ! cheerio !
brandy is burning its way into his brain
smell melting plastic in overloaded circuits
watch broken washing machines
spewing out grey slops
he stumbles over
kicks the front door open
and screams
this is not mine
a moan piercing the air
tearing the paper sky in two
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