It is always winter in my heart

The cold has is icy grasp on my soul

I need to thaw but I find no shelter yet

Endless walking

Tired footsteps and a weary mind

It is always winter in my heart

Chilled tendrils of loneliness ease their way around me

Cling on and make themselves at home

They are an unwelcome guest

Stayed past their exit window

They seem set in for the night

But the days become weeks and then months

And then years

It is always winter in my heart

Stuck too high on the axis of the world

Far too close to the poles

Always bright like Alaska but day bleeds into night

Endless day

So bright it burns

But the cold is never away

Then the world shifts

A few degrees

It was always winter in my heart

But now winter thaws and new life comes with the spring

Night returns like a long lost relative

Or an old jacket that fits just right

And I find peace in you