As the Light Fades

Flames in the Ice Castle

Warning: some of the imagery and figurative language may be considered too mature or explicit for some audiences. Reader discretion is advised.

My heart was once shattered,
Scattered into pieces across the corners of the world.

I relentlessly searched the edges of the earth,
Scooping up the broken fragments he'd left,

Glued the pieces back together with tears and newly gained wisdom.

I vowed that I would never again allow this to happen,

So I took the remnants of my tears and froze them with the blasting winds of bitterness,
Used the solid blocks of ice to build a frosty stronghold.
The fear of frost bite kept many would be companions away.
I gladly accepted my cold fate.

Isolated.

Alone.

But safe.

And then you came.

Unafraid of the glacial chill of my gaze,
You hummed warm melodies that blanketed me in comfort,
Breathed words that sparked a blaze of longing deep within.

And now because of you,
I want to feel again.
I want to melt from the heat of your touch,
Breathe in your warm energy
And become what I once was again.

Ignite within me,
Consume this icy castle,
Let your flames lick away the frigid layers I've trapped myself in.
Burn away this glacial prison of mine.

I need your energy to breathe...

But alas,
I could never ask you to free me from my frozen fortress.
I have been frigid for too long.
I've forgotten how to love.
I would only consume your warmth for myself
And leave you chilled,
Frost bitten.

Who am I to selfishly take your flames for myself?

So I watch you from my frosted tower,
And wonder what we could be if I had the courage to be truly free again.