I was freezing

Covered in icy tears,

Droplets, clung to

My cheeks, held on

For dear life, the heart

Of my body, chilled

To the marrow, breathless, idled

My arms, cold against the air

Yet, the winter warmed, as

Spring, emerging, awakens me,

Until, once again, I’m alive

 

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