Cold & Shallow

I feel cold and shallow these days

no capacity for anything, no room for anybody

ice cubes replace my feet

internal temperature sitting somewhere below two degrees

I shiver to remind myself that I am alive

I quiver and I tell myself not to cry

Isolation is the name of the game I play

Cold and Shallow

I remain, patiently waiting

for someone to remind me of a life that contains sunshine instead of rain.