Cold, you, at least,
Will never leave me;
Asleep, the world around us
Doesn’t hear
/
Your icy voice
And your heart-breaking whisper,
Finding its way under my skin
Through all the scars, which it is covered with
/
Cold, you, at least,
Have never disappointed
My expectations, and when I thought
You’d claw your way into my lukewarm dreams
/
You did – relentlessly –
I knew that it was pointless
To hide or fight: I would get lost or tired
And you, the patient one, would win
/
Cold, you, at least,
I feel I can rely on
To take away my will to see
The dawn, and slowly breathe it in
/
When my last sunset comes
Your firming grip will not surprise me;
It will be only you and I –
As it has always been