The ice was melting
I stayed where I was
As ocean encroached
Consuming my world
Through panic and pain
I cowered in place
The slow death of hope
Was exposed on my face
But when my eyes opened
The blue sky was there
The ocean caressing,
Untangling my hair
My iceberg was gone
Dissolved into freedom
I swam for a shore
To expand my mind’s kingdom
A Life in Poems 