in bone chilling cold we learn to appreciate the simple comforts
as winter clamps down the frost sees an opening freezing windows shut
we tend to believe that one solution always fixes the problem
like a siren’s song winter’s beauty entices with hidden dangers
patterns repeating will become invisible if we’re not watching
in my waking dream the stress of reality can’t get past the trees
many are skeptics and will call the fire fake news when the alarm sounds
the windows rattle as the frost settles in for winter’s deepest freeze
we use nostalgia to pretend it was better in our memories
anxiety comes when we forget that others share our same worries
uptown jack 