Snow

She's like freshly laid snow

So pure and peaceful

A picture of pristine innocence

A pretty pearly white perfection

Part of me wants to corrupt her beauty

To play in the snow forever

Leaving footprints in her

As I have my fun

Another part of me wants to protect her

To shield her from the feet of children

To keep them from ruining her

And make sure I don't destroy her

She's so fragile and gorgeous

The sleet cutting through her

Like my words on a dark night

After too little sleep and too much to drink

But try as I may, others have found her

They haven't protected her from the rain

They played with her and changed her

Until my love has turned to slush

She finds it hard to be beautiful

When she's the remnants of what was

Once perfect crystalline skin

Is now melted in the park

She goes away awhile

And makes her return as rain

Giving life to new flowers

Now creating beauty

I love the gorgeous rain of spring

And the puddles she leaves behind

But kids keep turning her into mud

And splash her water wide

I'll keep her safe as long as I can

And protect her innocent beauty

Until people decide to play in her

But she's still beautiful to me