Unloved Factories

In that last phase of winter now that lasts too long. A dirty grey period, made in blackened factories without safety regulations. Breathe in, and every breath is an exhaustion. The air even looks heavy - and even that is obscured in the half-light of February.
Snow in December and over Christmas is magical, and snow in January is expected - snow in  February different though; dirty and toxic and unwanted. I watched it snow from the call centre window too. Watched it dash itself against the rain soaked pavements.
It didn't stick though - too wet and miserable.
The days are getting longer. This end of winter though, the daylight has more in common with grimy twilight than anything.
The busiest time of year for those unloved factories.