your golden-brown skin is warm and inviting.

on the outside i stay cool and collected --

freezing my feelings so i'll never crack.

but on the inside,

you melt my heart down to its very core.

i wish i knew how to tell you.

but i know you'll see soon,

because this burning heat inside of me

is quickly melting my icy exoskeleton

and there's nothing i can do to stop it.