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Jul 2012
I have carved the ice
That surrounds my heart
Into a beautiful palace
Forgetting the fire
That burns within
Ice is brittle
Water is soft
Let this ice melt away
And flow into rivers
And streams, and seas
Becoming one with all

This house of ice
You saw straight through me with your gaze
And I did not ask you to leave
If only you had stayed
I melt this ice so that you might be warm
We can swim in the ocean
Life will flourish

You are the match that gave rise to the fire
That released the heart of me
From this icy palace I had sought so hard to forge
For I knew not of you

There is a home here
Please visit me
Sit with me
Let us swim in the ocean
Roma Carlo
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Roma Carlo
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   Hannah Watson and ---
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