and learn to fly.

la-la-la-whatever.

it’s snowing
and you’re crying

muted by tufts of ice and water on the ground
the cars feel somehow farther
the air is definitely weight by the cold
bloated with the grey and dark and winter

it’s snowing
you’re crying
    I wish I could hold you
    I wish I knew how to put all the injustice
from you
inside of me
away from you
so your beautiful eyes won’t be cloudy
your beautiful face won’t go red
with terror
your excellent soul doesn’t need
to suffer
I love you so much
and not just for your tragedies
not just for your fears

it’s snowing
you’re crying
   the world holds its breath
   for you to take the floor
this moment is yours
and I only want you to shine 
oh sweetheart
you’re going to shine
and melt all this snow away
all the mutes and pauses
and terrible halts of
the heart

because you’ve everything anyone wants
all the joys the clouds suck up
all the light the stars could shine
all the warmth in a mother’s womb

it’s snowing
you’re crying
the snowangels sing for you, lying on the ground,
blanketing the grass from the sky
they’ve never seen such lovely hurt

it’s snowing
you’re crying
wash the earth clean, baby boy,
wash it clean.