2010
Darling winter, have you come again
To freeze the flames that burn within
With your bitter, brutal, lasting cold
Aimed to mirror depths in my ragged soul
Or do you merely wish for me to see
That your cold shoulder formed so easily
When you were taken for granted still
During all this time you had to kill
Waiting for spring and fall to have their chance
And let summer sweat as it chose to dance
Through the many months you had to wait
For the impending holidays upon your plate
But as I imagine your smiling face
It won't take the place of your embrace
But it certainly will help me sleep
And ease the burdens I've been forced to keep
And allow to rest on these shoulders broad
While I restrain myself from blaming God
For the misfortunes that have made their home
Inside just this house and heart alone
But if it's for these thoughts I must atone
I just hope that you will pick up the phone
When there is a voice I wish to hear
That's wrapped in grace and loud and clear
So as I take in each word you speak
I won't feel like such a fool for being weak
But inside your arms of average length
I can be sure to find such amounts of strength
That I will lift this broken life of mine
And put it back together if I'm given time
And maybe then I'll finally hear you say
"Guess what my dear, I choose to stay
And not disappear into the warmer winds
As I just reacquaint with former friends
But I have come to love only you
And it's this struggle I've pulled you through
So rest your tired head inside my lap
As I set fire to this traveler's map
Because I have found a place to call my own
And thanks to you I shall never be alone."
And as I sought to drink the love behind your lips
I touched your glowing face with my fingertips
And said, "since I'm not the type to say I told you so
I guess we'll close the curtains, and end the show.
But darling winter, I'm learning to love you..."
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