I Heard It Said
I heard it said -
and I take it in good faith,
that basically you say I’m frigid,
an iceberg - impervious to heat...
I must congratulate you on not telling me to my face -
God forbid, I would find out...
But that’s life!
You win some - you lose some...
names and casualties are taken,
Indifference becomes the wall built around me -
distance, a good friend...
a light shot out in one foul swoop of madness,
a heart that now freezes because of you!
The road ahead is simultaneously thorned and dazzling -
the oasis is not just a mirage...
but to reach that Utopian destination
requires me burning my soles on the scorching sands
and being blinded by the flaming light...
I will walk this road -
tread it carefully...
but know this -
you walk with me,
although you built the walls around me -
you must break them down, demolish them...
find my light!
Copyright Deon J.H. Burger 2015
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