The Ice Tree - Gravenhurst

At six in the morning the ice in the tree thaws

Into the millpond returns to the deep

I caress where my lover once lay by my side

Before I turned inwards and forced her to fly

We try to connect with the people outside

They pass through our slumber

Like trains in the night

I caress where my lover once lay by my side

Before I turned inwards and forced her to fly

After the cold night the raindrops that froze

Melt into the thin air

Like the footsteps of ghosts

I caress where my lover once lay by my side

Before I turned inwards and forced her to fly

For she could not know me For I know not myself

And without understanding

Love isn’t enough