killer frost

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cold
freezing my skin
my bones
the blood in my veins
oddly
it burns
burns like a lightning fire in the dry season
violent
unforgiving
deadly
fear laces with the cold
but is smothered by the heat
and you stand there
cheap coffee poised in your hand
telling me
to put on another coat

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