Melt the Ice

night brings cold and it trickles inside
it creeps this way, threatening pain
allusions to a state of abandonment
ice is the only friend of the lonely

steal the heart and replace it with
a stone, so that it may sink
submerge the hopes of she that looks upon winter
this is the want of the cold

and yet

strength reaches over her shoulder
pulling tight, tucking in
reject the cold and tear down its threat
a warmth akin to nothing else

the heart is returned from the cold,
life into her body again
the cold lacks meaning, infinite in irrelevance
the protection perpetuates
lonely no more

now she may sleep