thaw

somewhere
between the wind
and
shadow,
and
echoing triumphant
against the distance to my heart,
my name rings out,
in a voice that was once my own.


i
close
my
eyes to drift
closer,
and
sink further
into
the shadow of my song.



a soft smile slips:
scorched pleasure,
kindled in fear.


and I whisper back,
hello.