Cold

[Todd]

Thanks, that's a lot of great pointers! So I'm wondering, do you think I should clearly state the title inside the poem or leave it vague?

I personally don't think you need to do that. I think you use enough words to convey cold/coldness. I also think we assume the metaphor for the emotional coldness. There are ways you could enhance it though optionally playing to the opposite and having the speaker try to warm themselves maybe in a few ways only to remain cold.

Though that is just a thought. I think the main answer to your question though is the that the work is interpreted through the title and you can probably trust it a little more to do some of the work.

Best,

Todd