Fragile

With careful deliberation I retrace my steps

For the thin ice not to fault

Everything about this morning is fragile

Your hello broke apart in a thousand pieces

On the longing that fills the air

The shards will cut my pretences

And remind me to assuage

For the link between us

Is but a frail thread

Around which my feelings revolve

With palpable purposefulness

I long to edge closer

Towards the depths of your eyes

To feel the warmth of your presence

And catch the glimmer of your smile

But I will retrace my paces

For the ice not to break

As your goodbye shatters about me

My confusion resolves

I will learn how to swim

Should the ice melt away.