dip it in

 just do it

start now

just one of your toes

slowly 

.....

it's cold - it may destroy you (that's what they say)

maybe the ankles?

......

brrrrrrrrr

shivering 

but not just outta cold

it's fear

anticipation

electricity in the expectation of movement

.....

it takes forever

a slothful process

half a leg

now the other one

oh fuck! this shit is gonna kill me

.......

belly button, hipbone, all there

covered in transparent water

it's so cold - it may heal you (that's what they say)

neck-deep

there's no way back.

adaptation is now taking place - feel the shivery waves piercing the skin

and the mind

you are now different.

you cannot leave anymore

the past is in the past

it's too cold here

but too hot outside