I Was A Kaleidoscope

I put on my overcoat and walked into winter My teeth chattered rhythms And they were grouped in twos and threes Like a Morse code message was sent from me to me And cars on slippery slopes were stuck People pushing through their mittens As I was beginning To feel it soaking through my shoes Getting colder with every step I took To your apartment, dear I was a kaleidoscope The snow on my lenses distorting the image Of what was only one of you And I didn't know which one to address As all your lips moved And this is when I forget to breathe And all the things I scripted They sound unfounded And it's that look that you're giving me That tells me exactly what you are thinking "This ain't working anymore" They got their mothers worked into a panic Sledding down hills into oncoming traffic And parents layered clothes Until the children couldn't move then And left them outside until their noises were blue And I got left there, too I put on my overcoat and walked into winter My teeth chattered rhythms And they were grouped in twos and threes Like a Morse code message was sent from me to me