A Wintry Silence

Now we’re just the two of us
And then there will be one
All we have treasured
Will soon be gone

We cannot say what happened
And we don’t know what will come
All these emotions
Where have they gone?

Silences between us
Have solidified as scorn
For every Christmas rose we had
Our heart has grown a thorn

We have watched in wonder
At the things that passed as by
All this commotion
How hard we tried

The shadows of the years
Have drawn lines across your face
As we go on pretending
We have everything in place

Breathe the fires of this world
Over and over again
Breathe until the smouldering ashes
Spell out our names

For every Christmas rose we got
Our hearts have grown a thorn
Silences between us
Now solidified as scorn