the snow is falling
children are dancing
it’s cold outside
and sam is thinking

her eyes are green
greener than green
she had cute little hands
and a beautiful smile
she takes her time
and walks in a straight line

the snow is coming down harder than before
if only we knew what lies ahead
we would be able to prepare for it
sometimes it just comes so fast
it’s like a deer in the headlights
everything we do seems to speed up

it’s like the night he left the house
the roads were icy and it was dark
another person was driving
the same icy roads
he wasn’t paying attention
and neither was the other person

a ball rolled out into the street
a little boy was playing with it
the snow was deep
the boy wanted his ball
he ran out into the road

grabbing the ball
his mom looks out the window
she notices him light up
the boy looks up like the deer in headlights
in only an instant the trucks collide
the boy is trapped and all at once it goes dark
and just like that everyone’s world seemed to end