Frozen Frigid

nobody stood next to me,
held my hand,
whispered in my ear.

"let me be good to you.
make you smile. lift
you up. come, let us 
enjoy life together." 

everybody stood against, 
suffocated. pushed
around, kicked when
fallen. stripped of all
possessions.

left naked and cold, 
a man merely 
breathes; and i
begin to crack.

~SHB