I Wonder...

I wonder how many desperate questions die behind trembling lips,
Choked back down a throat gone sore with silence,
For fear of a frozen answer.

I wonder how many hearts cease their beating,
Paralyzed under a glistening layer of frost,
For warm tongues gone still from uncertainty.

I wonder how many begging eyes go unmet,
Avoided at all cost for no reason other than
The simple refusal to risk being hurt.