"Ice Cold"

"Ice Cold"
by Derek Felix AKA D Flex

It's freezing
And I don't care
Everywhere I go
I can't escape

As howling winds
Blow around me
From ear to ear
Screaming so loud

I wrap myself
In my coat
Fixing my scarf
Breathing the fresh air

Ice cold
As can be
With a patchy cloud
Above my head

Letting me know
All is not lost
Still got my wits
Not frozen yet

For that moment
A quiet conversation
Takes place
Ignoring the bitterness

Instead seeing
Light in that cloud
With a hidden message
Encouraging me to go for a ride

Ice cold
As can be
With debris kicking up
Hardly getting to my face

Which remains
In one piece
Like my heart
Beating fast

There I stand
Taking its best shot
As if in battle
My opponent mother nature

Urging me on
Not to give in
Wind communicating
Like laughing ghosts

Ice cold
As can be
With such a storm
Yet I don't yawn

I'm in
For the long haul
Take a lot more
To make me fall

Even cold ice
Can't stop
I won't slip
Holding rock steady

Passion burning
Fire from the chimney
Moving forward
From this challenge

Ice cold
As can be
With dreams incomplete
But I won't freeze