It may seem as if a lighter is the only source of heat
when the cold has extremely frozen the capillaries.
A fragile light that can't stand on its own
cannot save a stray.
Feel how the steps beat,
the miracle machinery's hum is steady.
Deep breaths until your extremities
obey and the cold fades away.
May 2, 2020
May 2, 2020 at 3:53 PM UTC
It may seem as if a lighter is the only source of heat
when the cold has extremely frozen the capillaries.
A fragile light that can't stand on its own
cannot save a stray.
Feel how the steps beat,
the miracle machinery's hum is steady.
Deep breaths until your extremities
obey and the cold fades away.
I finally understand the saying
"when you look into the abyss,
the abyss stares back".