Paradise Frosts - Copyright (C) 2/3/10 by Dan Sharpe.

Cold as ice,
from the very start.
Slice, by slice,
words pare away her heart.

Drop by drop,
hope pools in the dirt.
He won't stop,
cruelly giving hurt.

As she wanes,
fading in despair,
He remains,
prisoned, in his lair.

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