I’ve spent a lifetime,
A patient winter,
Waiting for the moment
You slow your stride.
You hurry through the courtyard.
Frost bitten and bruised
By the unrelenting wind
That strikes your cheeks.
I still have pity
For the ice and snow.
Nothing could be colder
Than your indifference.
Eyes of silver steel;
The glint of an ax.
Teeth as sharp as knives;
One smile shreds me to pieces.
I’ve spent a lifetime,
A blooming spring,
Waiting for the moment
You cut into me.
Saw through my layers,
The rings of time
That binds me to my roots
And keep me waiting.
I could thaw you,
Melt your metal heart
Banging in your chest like a drum,
Seeking to grind what grows tall.
When you taste me
Will you relish me like ginger?
Or will you spit me out?
Leave me to find a sweeter lover.
