the ice age

it takes anger
to make it end
the slow hot
burn of love
gone wrong,
or betrayed as
you see it.
then silence
begins. the ice
age of quiet
and no response,
that era starts
and the deep
freeze goes on
and on under
the low winter
sun. it's the only
way to heal.
to get warm
again, and trust
the world
once more.