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Thawed


It starts from my chest
And begins to bubble up
Until it escapes
 
My frozen lungs begin to melt
and the words begin to spill
 
My burning heart relights
 
Winter is fading 
Death is slipping from this land
Spring begins anew 
 
 
 
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