Outside snow had started to fall.
I was inside reading a book,
When I heard your voice call.
I got up in annoyance,
And made my way outside.
I shivered as the cold air hit me,
Looked around and sighed.
You were nowhere in sight,
Until you stepped from behind a tree.
You had a cheeky smile on your face,
As you threw a snowball and hit me.
I was stunned for a moment,
Then broke into a smile.
I retaliated with one of my own,
And we played like kids for a while.
Until you grabbed me around the waist,
And pushed me down to the ground.
Kissed me with such amazing passion,
That I felt my heart pound.
I returned your kiss just as passionately,
As we lay there in the snow.
Both of us getting wet,
But not caring, just letting go.
Snow started to fall from the sky again,
Landing gently on my face.
Tiny drops of wetness on my cheeks,
Sliding down at a snails pace.
You got up slowly with a sad smile,
And deliberately turned your back.
You said to me "It's all over",
And I felt my heart crack.
I rolled over to hide my tears,
Trying to hide my broken heart.
I cried into the dampness under my cheeks,
Until I awoke with a start.
I realised I was in bed alone,
And it had all been just a dream.
My heart was pounding so very hard,
And I just wanted to scream.
For it wasn't a dream that we were all over,
The realisation of all my fears.
And the snow that had been falling on my cheeks,
Was not snow but my own tears.
Ker, 21st December, 1999.
