She spent the winter wrapped in a chrysalis of heavy coats and bulky sweaters.

He laughed when she passed. Made references to the Michelin Man. Yetis. Stay Puft Marshmallows.

Spring came; ice melted. She shed her coats and emerged a butterfly. Shook his apologies off her wings like water. Soared.

Kathleen Latham’s work has most recently appeared in Bright Flash Literary Review, Boston Literary Magazine, and Fictive Dream. She lives outside of Boston, MA and can be found online at KathleenLatham.com.