Numbness

The numbness is unbearable,
the cold seeping even deeper
into my skin,
all the way to the bone.
I can't feel my hands.
Are those really my hands?
I see them
but I can't feel them,
as if they have ceased to exist.
Finally I stumble inside,
the air greets me
with a warm welcome.
The numbness is ebbing away,
my blood flowing back to the limbs,
creating a gracious, painful tingle.
Everything hurts coming back to life.

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