shattered.

cowering from words,

seeking desire.

aching for warmth,

you’ve been burned by the fire.

sunshine dances outside,

but you’re here behind bars.

the world sprouts into bloom,

but you’re up with the stars.

fighting a war,

frozen in time,

stone to the core,

lost in the rhyme.

flames in the mind,

ice in the heart.

you swear you will end this

if it tears you apart.