Thaw

Frozen surfaces
linger, defy offered warmth –
heart afraid to thaw.

(For Reena’s Exploration challenge #84)

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11 thoughts on “Thaw”

Jade Li says:

May 2, 2019 at 2:22 pm

You give a new definition to the term permafrost. A frozen heart cannot be burned…

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  May 2, 2019 at 2:56 pm
  
  Yes…but how cold…
  
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Leyda Bien says:

May 1, 2019 at 6:43 pm

Yep, speaks to me.

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  May 1, 2019 at 8:26 pm
  
  Thanks!
  
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  1. Leyda Bien says:
    
    May 1, 2019 at 8:54 pm
    
    Welcome 🙂
    
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Elaine says:

May 1, 2019 at 3:29 am

That is so lovely 😊

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  May 1, 2019 at 9:01 am
  
  Thank you, Elaine.
  
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Reena Saxena says:

April 30, 2019 at 10:48 pm

Reblogged this on Reena Saxena and commented:
Thaw …. by VJ Knutson

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Reena Saxena says:

April 30, 2019 at 10:44 pm

You bring out the fear of intimacy so beautifully. It can be a personality trait or a consequence of negative past experience.

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1. V.J. Knutson says:
  
  May 1, 2019 at 9:00 am
  
  Thank you Reena.
  
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