Melt the Ice

For every wall you can’t
Break down another one
Goes up. Feeling trapped inside
A cage that I myself
Conceived; My heart, a
Shrivelling organ that I don’t know
How survives.
And as you’re stalking closer, I’m
Pushing you away—
Except my only wish is that
You’re here to stay.
So muscles strain against
Ice confines;
Shadow hands interlocking,
Eyes capturing eyes.
Wishing for light to warm my
Cage from the sky…
Hoping against hope my heart
Won’t be denied.

Hoping, as pushing ensues and
There’s trickling on my
Neck—
A liquid I know cannot be
Sweat.