A frigid wind rips through my skin As I trace along the pavement's spine The streetlights, like guardian angels Illuminate this path of mine
Winter came on strong But summer burns I know Bringing flowers of promise In bloom beneath the snow
Reaching toward clear skies With eyes so deeply yearning, focused on those distant shores So close I can taste it Lingering on my lips, a kiss I've known somewhere before
Still all this cold has tied my tongue A knotted mass of muscle between my teeth I'm trapped inside awkward syntax Begging, grasping for release