~ Before We Fade ~

Kiss me before I fade.

I am a flower in this winter

beautiful in your eyes

frail and strong

against the winds of cold

What holds you back?

for every moment you wander

from me

my heart aches ten fold

You stare at me through

a hazy gray ice storm

but I can still see your

eyes

The you that is now and

the urgency I feel cannot

speed the long moments

ahead to where there is peace

kiss me before I fade

for tomorrow may never come

not even for me

should you leave and crush

my scarlet petals

The time is now and

the hour is late but

still

you linger in hesitation

that burns me

Take what I offer and seek

your victory

is my weakness and your crown

is my end

Don't you see? These

years

they are brief for me

and have been long for

you

But we will not be

forever

I am a flower that

watches it's sun

from afar

the skies grow dark

but you still shine

my sun, my moon

you shadow me

but warm my heart

you shade me

from the sky

Kiss me while

time is still rich

kiss me

before you fade