Take a step

As I roll the dice

A burble of laughter

Warmth in the ice

You say you’re near

As you always are

But never did I dream

You’d step away so far

I watch your heart

As it crystallizes

Buried deeper

Under layers of vices

Frozen over tundra

So barren, so cold

I reach for your warmth

But have nothing to hold

But I’ll find you yet

I’ll thaw your blackened ice

I miss you so much

Come inside, dear, it’s nice

I wish to close our distance

As we once knew so well

As concrete as a map

The greenery in my dell

I’ll try to feed the fireplace

But only this once more

Hunger never satisfied

For the love that I pour

This log will be the last

And I hope you make it spark

Rekindle the light within

Or shiver in the dark

I assure you I can be cold

If I muster courage to try

You’ve drained what I have to give

So please don’t let my light die