A Heart Thawing in Sub-Zero Temperatures

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A Heart Thawing in Sub-Zero Temperatures

by

Rose LeMort 

and

Sadie Tagabayan

Note:

This poem (song lyrics, really) is part of a bigger post which was inspired by the picture. If you'd like to see the original post, click here. The post is from the point of view of the Fetch Gerry Clifford, who was a musician during his lifetime. The song is written from Gerry's point of view as well.

A Fetch is the apparition of a person whose body is still alive but badly compromised, so for all intents and purposes, they function as a spirit. 

All I Have to Give

I can see points of beauty

Even in this frozen hell

Can we bring each other happiness?

Can your love make me well?

~

My heart is broken

My mind is a mess

Can you heal my spirit

And calm the fear in my chest

~

I can see that you’re hurting

And have been for so long

Am I asking too much

To beg you to stay strong

~

You’re more than you know

You’re more than I dreamed

In the whole of my life

Was anything what it seemed?

~

Everything has gone wrong

Day was swallowed by night

My life torn away

My voice silenced by fright

~

Can you give me your love

Can you return my song

Am I asking too much

To beg you to stay strong

~

You’re more than you know

You’re more than I dreamed

In the whole of my life

Was anything what it seemed?

~

My soul has been robbed

My heart lost in fear

Until I found you

I was drowning in tears

~

Please won’t you keep me

Hold me here in your heart

I could be yours forever

We could make a new start

~

In this frozen waste

You keep me warm

You saw my struggles

You brought me in from the storm

~

I’m sorry if my struggles

Are making you weep

If my pain breaks your sweet heart

Let me bring you peace

~

In gratitude for your love

Let me give you mine

I offer you my devotion

Love is no crime

~

All the naysayers tell us

That what we feel is wrong

I’ve nothing left to give

So I give you this song

~

Is this Ragnarok

Is this the end of time?

Don’t know about the rest of the world

But I guess it’s the end of mine

~

Still I persist

It’s what I always do

The only thing that matters now

Is the love I feel for you

~

In this frozen waste

I feel the warmth of your heart

You save me from myself

You wouldn’t let me be torn apart

~

I come to you

At the end of everything

I have nothing left to give

Except the song that I sing

~

This place is a wasteland

My life has gone crazy

I’ve nothing of value to give

Except my love for you, Baby

~

Will your loving heart save me

Will you give me your love

In this frozen hell

You’re an angel from above

~

Got nothing left to give

Except for my love

In this frozen hell

Let me be your angel from above

~Gerry Clifford~
as transcribed by

~Rose and Sadie~