Frozen Heart...
no touch can reach me
ice has insulated my heart
protecting me from feeling
keeping me safely apart
no arms need hold me
this numbness gently enfolds
amazingly calm now
though only my soul it holds
no one dare reach for me
its layers are unsafe to grasp
serenely it holds me
steadily within its frozen clasp
no one can enter
the entrance is neatly secured
i want no one to have me
of this you can be assured
i invited this comfort
removing myself from pain
no one is welcomed
inside myself i shall remain
A. Boudreaux 2007