ice

                                                                                     her veins are
                                                                          she is frozen, caught
                                                    unawares with her hand outstretched
                                                                   and shocked eyes popping
                                                                        out of her brittle skull.

                                                                     brainfreeze threatens to
                                                                    hijack her body. numbing
                                                        pain spreads through her arteries,
                                                                             clotting her lungs,
                                                                damaging all internal organs
                                                                                  beyond repair.

                                                               fill the room with water and
                                                                      watch her bob up and
                                                      down, eyes darting wildly as panic
                                                              sets in. you could crush her
                                                                 to pieces and scatter her
                                                    glassy remains as you would ashes.

                                                                     you could crumble her
                                                                 hair, snap her wrists and
                                                          melt away the ice surrounding
                                                                                        her lips,

                                                               so you could listen to her
                                                                raw screams as the frost
                                                                      penetrates her heart