Ash and Snow
I know your secret smile
I know your every quiet wish
I know your unsaid sentiments
And I know your favorite food is fish
I know we all are fragile
And I know humans never last
And I knew every single reason that you didn't show up for class
I know that fires burn
And I know that ash floats down
I know the seasons change
And I know that spring will always come around
I know that snow is cold
And I know your eyes are palest blue
But the one thing that I don't know
Why you?
As slivers of white soot rain down
And I contemplate, my thoughts
Begin to wander, my thoughts
I get lost
I start to think of past things
Because the future isn't there
And then I find it funny that the ash
Is like snow, softly drifting through the air
A secret smile tells a story
Things that are fragile never last
Things burn and freeze and die
But
For some reason
I thought you were stronger than that.
Its funny how ash
Can look so much like snow
The same way it's funny that you can ask
But never, ever know.
