12:45 AM. July 12, 2004 I swim down to get Teddy, it’s awfully dark. But I would even endure years of mountain climbing to protect Teddy. I swim back up to the surface, Though it never occurred to me how fast the ice would freeze over. Or how long it would take to melt. 6:44 PM. January 7, 2018 It’s glistening, Slippery, Foggy. How does no one know I’m here? Person after person, They walk prudently, They choose this path over the grass, I knock against the ice, Tirelessly. How long have I been here? When the ice thins, And the rain ceases, I will escape.