Frosted Journey

My boots hit the ground and I quiver at every crack

Every step makes the entire body of water ache

A desert of ice is all one sees when they look back

How can I make it from the middle of the this lake 

I'm too far, it'll be useless if I try to backtrack

Trying to grasp my body as it begins to shake

Moving forward, hands clutching tighter to my large pack

Slung on my shoulder it's protecting every keepsake

Weighing me down closer to that turquoise tinted, black

Sitting under the ice, the mouth of a giant snake

And all my movements just tempt the serpent to attack

I must move through this blizzard everything is at stake

Dignity is all I'll hold when I truly awake