Crayon And Ink

The Arctic surrounded my cold wooden room

I don't think I've ever felt so warm

these waters brought back to me

what I reluctantly believed

and I watched as the 4 corners gave way

to the ice and the life and the death

and the warmth

and they were all joined together

In that one instant I could

feel you crushing me

but I didn't want to remember what it felt like

to be alive

and still feel so cold

in crayon and ink

what I understood the least

were these words not spoken

out of fear of the law

or self sacrifice

and I never thought that confirmation

would come in to play

and these words were never going to be on

the tip of your tongue

and I was locked in a place

that I'd never seen before

without windows but

with curtains hanging on the walls

and I was forced to believe

all I had

I had to self-deprivate

and I was proved wrong

when you came back

in a room filled with nothing

this table looked away from me

a kick to your foot and a twist of your head

and I saw that you were afraid

but if you think that I was just being cold

you don't know how scared I was

in crayon and ink

what I understood the least

were these words not spoken

out of fear of the law

or self sacrifice

and I never thought that confirmation

would come in to play

and these words were never going to be on

the tip of your...