The Cold Will Get Him

His bare and crushed feet,

Trudge through the snow,

Ice scratches lines deep in the bone,

Looking for no shelter,

Seeking no warmth.

This man has no wishes,

And has no demand.

The cold will get him.

No blood in his fingers,

Some skin shears off his bone.

Yet his breath is hotter than a furnace,

And his mind still runs fine.

But this man is far gone,

He is strong,

But physically disfigured.

The cold will get him.

A missing jaw,

Ripped from his cheeks,

An obliterated nose,

Still crumbling with each breath,

And staring demon eyes,

Fixed on nothing,

but never closing.

The cold will get him.

Every step feels worse than glass,

But he trudges on.

He walks without hesitation,

And sinks in icy needles without resistance.

His hands are clenched tightly,

As each finger begins to die.

Without any doubt,

The cold will get him.

Reviews

[Grant Duncan III]

I really enjoyed reading that piece. Left me with many questions would love to read whether the cold did get him or not. Thanks

[cimmy wuv xxxooo]

Very creepy indeed.
You made this piece sound very poetic, be re writing that same line... The Cold Will Get Him.
This poem was great to read I enjoyed it.
Congrats on second place, in my contest. You deserve it.
Keep writing :)

[Audrey Wynters]

I absolutely love this poem. I can picture this broken bleeding man/thing walking in the snow and searching for everything and nothing.

Congrats, well deserved!

[ANTO]

Im not surprised this won. Its a tour de force in imagery.
Well done!

[Geo Lawrence]

Its interesting, I feel its about one who has become aimless in life; hence the "walking dead" great creativity!!!

[A Scribbler Named Bek]

On my first read of this my mind immediately thought ZOMBIE!!! So I told my brain 'no, you idiot. this is poetry, you have to look for a meaning within the words' and then we got into a big argument, but that's neither here nor there because I should be focusing on this great poem! To heck with a meaning - I love it. "The cold will get him" sends shivers down my spine. Great job!

[MomzillaNC]

Found this in the Sepulchral Twilight contest. This one really just takes you down and down a dark road to no hope at all.