As I was reaching for a peak
Alone on the mountain face
Exposed to the fury of the storm
I got lost in the whirlwind
It beat me against the rocks
It ripped away my coat
And drove splinters of ice
Into my chest
When the winds died down
I was nothing but a frostbitten shape
Frozen to the mountainside
And inside my chest
Around my heart
Lodged a block of ice
They found me wedged between the rocks
With effort they dragged me out
Lifting me to their shoulders
They carried me down to the valley
But even the roaring fire
As I collapsed on the hearth
Couldn't pierce the block of ice
That had claimed my heart
So they gave up and left me
Alone with my frozen heartbeat
And over the course of years
Time taught me to get used
To feeling numb
But one day the door opened
And you came into the room
You touched my block of ice
Like a warm summer breeze
But burning pain seared inside
Worse than the storm I'd endured
As the ice began to thaw
Until I screamed at you to let me go
But you placed your hand over my heart
I struggled as you
Forced the ice to melt
Then I felt an unfamiliar pulse within
And my heartbeat came to life again
Pretty.
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Thank you, my dear friend. ^_^
DeleteThis was beautifully written, Jess. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
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