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Burning Ice and Freezing Fire

A storm is coming,

the sky is darkening

and rain begins to fall

 

I hear booms in the distance

followed by eerie claps

wondering is this my call

 

The wind picks up

I'm swayed side to side

I start to think how I'm going to cope

 

But then flash and bang

my life's path is set in front of me

in this lowly form, in this daily form, destiny comes as a rope

 

Stretching to the storm filled horizon, this rope has no end

as I grasp its frayed body, the ground and wind shift

the world pushes against me as I begin to pull

 

I crossed deserts and walked through valleys

pain tied me to a chair in a winter wonderland

but my burning heart kept me warm and full

 

No matter the push, no matter the blisters I kept my stride

I kept my stride til fate had kicked in and our paths crossed

 

In this snowy land, I found you frozen in place

I gazed into your eyes and put my hand on your frost

 

The covers melt away and you give me a broken and brutal hello

I see your smile and your shiver

as you realize that your frozen heart has become burning ice

 

From your pale blue skin you draw a breath

you take your rope in hand and start to move

the limbs of stillness push on forward and decided to aspire

 

As I watch you, I reach for my rope

but I only see white and I get colder and colder

for you have turned my warm core to freezing fire

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Jan 20, 2011
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