My time froze around you, blessing your mind to stay forever young,
It encapsulated every second your name got caught up in my lungs.
I still look back with the hopefulness I had the day we first met,
Before the words rolling off your tongue sounded like cruel threats.
The tears I spilled fell on the ground and fell apart like dominoes,
A chain reaction caused by your heavy guilt growing comatose.
But I keep your icy gaze in a wooden frame by my kitchen door,
I think about all the roads I did not take because I had you to adore.
My time froze around you, killing everything that once kept me warm.
No matter how hard I tried to build a fire, I did not brave the storm.
I am still hopeful, I know one day the sun will smile upon my tears,
But for now, they form icicles so smooth they reflect all my greatest fears.
-JW
The Daily Writing of Jackie Wright 