winter warmth

for the first time in a long time i opened up my curtains

and for the first time in a long time I let the light into my room

i spent so long hiding away in the darkness, pretending nothing was wrong

and it's time i let the sunshine illuminate my skin

for far too long I've felt nothing.

my limbs were numb and my heart was empty

tears fell, salty on my flesh

and in their wake there was nothingness

all my life I've lived in the shadows

never allowing the sun to tan my skin,

for fear that it would burn

so I opened up the windows on a freezing winter morning

I let the cold pierce my skin

as the light reflected of the white snow

the winter is blinding, but the sun is still shining

and as the goosebumps form on my pastel skin

I feel warm

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