To Crawl Under One's Skin

Isolated so long, blighted by the first frost
Longing for the warmth of human touch
Through this wall of ice I can see you
Callous only outside, from the kicking
And the beating down
Please rip them from my body, please!
Glacier growing larger
Mirror growing darker
Do you see the blue?
My forefront of consciousness
Has been ignored
The healing touch of time has abandoned me
Abandoned me!
The longing brings me near, but the fear
Keeps me inches, worlds away
Reaching through the ice at last
But you feel the frost and run
Run from me back to the secure
(You didn’t belong here anyway)
And I’m left still
Still longing
Still cold
So cold