the jacket

shivering as the cold air bites my cheeks
cold fingers clinging to even colder arms
watching my breath turn white and crisp
then before I even think about it
a jacket falls among my shoulders
holding the warmth of the world within its sleeves

a shy smile escapes these lips
as a memory for all eternity is etched in my heart
how can something so simple, mean so much
you never knew how much that meant did you?
how could you, I never said thank you

appreciation held at its darkest hour
when all the world sinks into oblivion
and nothing compares to the pain inside
and just when it all seems to fall apart
I think of that day, I think of the jacket

this story means nothing without your side
but your arms won't wrap around my body will they?
do you dream about that day still?
for it haunts me every second

shivering as the cold air bites my cheeks
cold fingers clinging to even colder arms
watching my breath turn white and crisp
then before I even think about it
a jacket falls among my shoulders
holding the warmth of the world within its sleeves