Thaw
By: Cheyenne Taylor Age: 12 Issued: June 9, 2003

My life has been splattered against windows
Of years of life and death
It gets to you after a while
But I only try to do my best
Find me out here in the cold
And save me from this frostbite
The times I've spent so happily
Are now frozen solid despite
Your desperate attempts
Of saving my life
What is it inside me
That is holding back my memories
My brain is frozen now
When it cracks I can leave
Maybe I will flee to somewhere
Where I can't find a way to freeze
Somewhere that I can see
The warm refreshing breeze
So my memory can thaw
Why has all this turmoil showed up
And it's all on me
This being is nothing
Not even able to see
I want to thaw my soul
And my heart
And my brain
But I can't remember now
Everything has begun to fade
I try to imitate
But I never even come close
It reminds me of someone I can't remember
I never will be able to I suppose
What is it inside me
That is holding back my memories
My brain is frozen now
When it cracks I can leave
Maybe I will flee to somewhere
Where I can't find a way to freeze
Somewhere where I can see
The warm refreshing breeze
So my memory can thaw
I never would have expected
I woke up and I couldn't find my way
They wouldn't let me say a word
But they watched me every day
Who am I now
It is all starting to come back
But have I changed
That one memory is all I lack.
What is it inside me
That is holding back my memories
My brain is frozen now
When it cracks I can leave
Maybe I will flee to somewhere
Where I can't find a way to freeze
Somewhere I can see
The warm refreshing breeze
So my memory can thaw