My challenge for the day... will you please read and critique this poem?

The only thing that gave me any pause was 'embrace the chill, feel no fear' and I really don't even know why but the poem all in all gave me a strange dream-like minute after reading the first time; the second reading I took in more of the nuances of each line and some are superb and others obscure and thought-provoking. I have this starred and I don't star often because I want to be able to find these gems more easily for future reading. Thanks!