From Burning to Freezing

His passion hits like a heatwave—

a fierce and consuming blaze

sudden and overwhelming

I try to run away

Then his rage rises

like a tornado

whirling through my sky

leaving only fear in its wake.

Now he turns icy cold

walking past as though we were strangers

or worse—

as if I were a plague

he must escape

By Shih-Fang Wang

From: United States