i’m so cold
I cry
and cling
to you
needing your
warmth
wanting your
touch
longing for
your arms
around me
but you stand
before me
in ignorance
not seeing
my teeth
as they
chatter violently
i’m cold
make me warm
I beg you
looking at the
warm layers
of clothing
You are wearing
you look at
me, but
you don’t seem
to notice
my tee-shirt
and jeans
my cold
apparel
i cry
and cling
to you
needing your
warmth
wanting your
touch
longing for
your arms
around me
you look
at me
as if i’m
some kind
of child
annoying you
with questions
of life
you stand
ignorant
of me
of my
cramping muscles
of my
chattering teeth
of my
freezing bones
HOLD ME!
I Scream
but as your
arms enclose
me
I finally
realize
you’re the
one
who’s making
me cold
–
12/8/98
pik
©Patti Keno
Invisible No More 
I take comfort in the fact that these deeply felt, superbly expressed, experiences are in the past
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