I desire the cold. 

J. Alan Nelson

The bitter bite,
the freeze.
To slow the atoms to ultracool.
A slow atom is a colder atom. 
I desire a freeze to a point
which its particles no longer
have  energy to overcome the force of attraction.

I take a bus from Waco to Winnipeg.
Once I arrive, I look for a glacier.
Reachable yet remote.
I walk the ancient ice,
to scout for a blue crevasse.
Before I take the last plunge,
I wonder how long I’ll lie frozen over,
broken at the bottom like an abandoned toy.
I hope centuries.
I hope to be discovered by a rogue, sentient robot
looking for something to steal
and sell long after the extinction of my kind.
It checks my form, ignoring my ring, my phone, my keys.
It chirps “I’m excited” code
as it sees a great joy
imprinted in my frozen brain circuits.
It prys me from the ice
as it chirps to a nearby satellite
“There’ll be a bidding war.”

J. Alan Nelson a writer, poet and actor. He has photos, essays, stories, screenplays and poetry published or forthcoming in several journals. He also played the lead in “Gay Cake” and the verbose “Silent Al” in the Emmy-winning SXSWestworld. His IMDB link: http://m.imdb.com/name/nm6394406/