THE ICE SHATTERED AND LOVE MELTED

THE ICE SHATTERED AND LOVE MELTED

The ice shattered beneath our feet

The day you walked away

And all the love we ever knew

Was melting into yesterday

I watched the frozen river crack

Like pieces of my heart

And wondered how two people

Could so easily fall apart

You once held me through winters

When the bitter winds would blow

And promised me forever

Beneath the falling snow

But promises are fragile things

Like ice upon a lake

You never hear them breaking

Till there's nothing left to save

I reached across the frozen years

To touch your hand once more

But you were just a stranger

Standing by an open door

The warmth we once had treasured

Had turned so bitter cold

And all the dreams we planted

Were dying as we grew old

I kept your winter photograph

Beside our empty bed

And whispered all the loving words

That should have once been said

The ice began to shatter

The thaw had come too late

For love had melted silently

Beneath the weight of fate

I watched the river flowing

Where once our footsteps lay

And knew that even broken hearts

Must face another day

But somewhere in that winter

Where our forever fell apart

The ice had finally melted

Yet winter stayed inside my heart