I Was Fire And You Were Snow

The year we first met

It was decades ago

I was fire and you were snow

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I joked around and fooled around

Winning a friend or two from time to time

You were serious and never looked around

Enjoying solitude all the time

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My heart set out like fire

To conquer the world and never feel tired

Yours settled like sheets of snow

To blanket the messy world like grace bestowed

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I hated you a lot

Also admired you a little

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I wished my instinct was right all along

That you would one day regret your wrong

My dynamic way of life was way more superior

Than your icy cold inner world with so much inertia

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This week's snowstorm reminded me of you

When life is on pause

I searched life's answers taking a different view

And how much I missed the beauty engraved in you

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With a pure and static form you look weak at first

Yet your way proves powerful enough to ground the whole world

To present a shiny and sparkling look

That reflects sunlight and hope

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I want to tell you but you are not here

I once hated you because I was not your tier