The Ice Planet - An Introduction

What is it to breathe-

I seem to have forgotten,

my body feels like pure ice,

engraved chunks within my veins,

What is it to see color-

I seem to have forgotten orange,

and green, there's very long

periods of darkness here,

and I fight against it

with every ounce of my being,

What is it to have light-

if only I could turn something on,

I've used up all the matches, and

every time I look outside,

the dread of nightmares washes

over me, because Space is

the darkest shade of black

I've ever seen.