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Truth can be both - ice or fire. So I am guessing the poem is referring to how the truth was delivered to this other person. Harshly, it can be cold. The same truth, given with care and understanding, can be a warm embrace. The character fears intimacy above all - the exposure of its real needs and wants. So, friendship is found only in the safety of the frozen tundra of detachment. Good work. @fcpway

I appreciate your thoughtful comment(ary), @fcpway. Thank you very much!

A harsh character indeed. But I sense fear in him too. Great write, BH:)

Thank you, P. I agree, he really is afraid.

amazing poem

Thank you, @jahangirwifii. I appreciate your comment.