Fire and Ice I stood there alone, raindrops falling energetically all around me, all over me. My body frozen to the core from the brisk winter winds, I was at a loss and couldn't bring myself to move. Though this chill moved through me, there was an uncontrollable intensity of warmth from the raindrops on my face. I could have sworn that my fingertips would catch fire as I softly brushed the water from my cheek. With the first movement of my hand removing the rain... I realized that the moisture was not that of rain but of tears falling from my eyes. I looked to the sky in hopes that the cool rain falling would remove the hot tears, but my thoughts turned to you and the release of all of my emotions nearly set my face afire. Leaves of every color fell around me making me more than aware that change is inevitable and my life was no exception. Not adverse to change but hopeful of continuance of the past... my mind went back to images of you and I ~ of our dreams... of our shared happiness... of US. All I know is that I need you. I want you. And I cannot bear the thought of life without you. I made it through this, a day of Fire and Ice, as they play with both my physical body and with my precious heart. But it's not over. It may never be.                         © Kari Crosby