frozen

Thaw

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

(For Reena’s Exploration challenge #84)

Momentarily displaced –
a stranger, settled into
someone else’s comfort –

cumbersome in my own skin,
flirting with depression –
needy, not in control

attempt a facade, but
bored with connections –

dominance creeping,
sleeping, I reject warmth

Iced over.

Past, present, future
time sequentially frozen –
logic holds no sway
when fear and emotions rear,
exist despite boundaries.

(A tanka for Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge – exist/today. Also linking up with Manic Mondays 3 Way Challenge – frozen.)