Wait for the Snow to Stop

Wait for the snow to stop wait for the next me Sidewalk cracks wearing frozen lace My boots leave prints that the wind erases Scrolling through old photos I should delete Half a mug of something cold beside the seat This window shows a stranger wearing my coat Staring back like she knowsI'm losing hope Fingertips numb Chest getting tight One more season ThenI'll be alright Wait for the snow to stop wait for the next me Somewhere underneath this quiet freeze There's a heartbeat I still recognize Buried but alive behind my tired eyes Wait for the snow to stop wait for the next me Let the static clear so I can breathe Every flake that falls is something I release Til I wake up whole and finally believe Used to trace your name on fogged up glass Now I trace the outlines of who I was last The radiator hums a tune I almost know Some warmth takes forever starts so slow My reflection shifts in the half- light glow She's not gone yet butshe's ready to go I carved my sorrow into ice held it til it burned Taught my hands to unlearn everything we learned When the thaw comes rushing through these veins Iwon't answer to my old names Wait for the snow to stop wait for the next me Somewhere underneath this quiet freeze There's a heartbeat I still recognize Buried but alive behind my tired eyes Wait for the snow to stop wait for the next me Let the static clear so I can breathe Every flake that falls is something I release Til I wake up whole and finally believe