After The Laughter

Whilst it lasts.
The pure white perfection
Is beautiful.

It flies downwards
From the sky
And I stand there
Frozen
As you pass me by

I seem to forget
That nothing lasts forever
And for me; eternity
Sounds like a story for never

So we go out and play
Not seeing the rain
And I still remember the day
Where my ignorance
Threw it all away

After the laughter
After the touch
Of the hidden cold.
I know
That nothing can never
Be too much
And that my words
Remain buried in ice
And remain untold.

What I once thought
Was worth me trying
Had melted into grey
And had my hopes dying

For there is always an end
To a day filled with new
And there will always be a friend
In me, for you

But slowly but surely
The slush turns to tears
And not even pain
Can turn back the years.