Frozen (by James Leland Ludeau III from Lafayette,LA)

i roamed the barren desert of your heart

a treacherous landscape void of life

trying to win your love

i had to split my psyche in 3

one of me stood there, frozen

just waiting, listening for a heartbeat

something to beckon me

the second of me investigated

searching for a source of life

a potential for love

my fingernails split from digging through the dry, rough surface of your heart

foreign 

my third counterpart had to charm you

lure you into the rain

to feel the rhythm of your heart as it splashed in the wetness

in solitude i learned a great deal about myself

and my past and my strength

i faced my weaknesses

conquered the demons in my own head that would not accept love

and i poured myself out to you

i encountered walls

obstacles

i prayed

not to be prey

the tundra of your being almost leaving me permafrost

but my love was a source of light

and slowly but surely it thawed out enough of your terrain

that you opened up

like a flower

bloomed right in front of my eyes

my sorcery worked

the spell i cast to revive your heart

and its beat was faint for a long time

until it grew

a trust established between us

and when i handed you my hand

my heart was included

and you saw through my own protective mechanisms

my insecurities began to melt away

until i was naked and exposed

and we began a dance of lust

love followed

i no longer feared you

you no longer feared love

we'd won

no longer barren

the land of our love was lush and beautiful

and i'd have waited until my death

for one of your kisses

i melted your heart