Love and Pain
Windows rattled. The winter wind blew. The cold seeped in. It chilled my skin. Fear slipped inside. Icy fingers wrapped 'round my heart. Its lies were whispered to my soul as it bid me come into its hole. Paralyzing my thoughts, ensnaring my spirit, it promised my heart to fill, and it drew me in against my will. Darkness closed in. The cold burrowed deeper. Shivers coursed through me. Succumbing, I felt no strength to flee. With captivating power fear pulled me deep inside. No warmth within was found. Instead a barren prison did surround. I shouted in pain, beating the air with my cries. Love had gone awry, and I determined no more to try. Exhaustion at last took hold. I lay on my tear-spent bed, with eyes swollen and drained, my heart frozen and pained. Then a gentle Spirit whisper I heard through the bars of fear. A voice call from above... "There is no fear in love" I roused my weary head...