Burning

Burning cheeks
Warm froth on the tips of eyelids
Lips quiver and teeth clench

Tears dry on puffs of red skin
Nose yearns for air
Throat swells

Broken lenses
Nails dig into cold flesh
Cracked skin

You lean for a kiss
But are met with straw
And kindling

The fire grew
Without you
Endlessly burning

You're burning
Yet the cold consumed
And left you frigid

I fought for a while
But it seemed worthless
And hot and cold

Because I saw your tears
Melting the frost
On your splotchy skin

I felt my warmth drain
And the cold run out
I couldn't understand

So I ran away from the sun
And the frost
And you

You were burning