Four snowflakes start their journey down From up in yonder cloud. Best of friends, they see a town Below them in a foggy shroud.
Alice and Brian, Carmen and Rey, They hold each other tight, But a gust of wind sends Alice away. She’s lost forever from their sight.
They mourn their loss and think of her For a few minutes at most. For they see the ground through the blur. Excitement builds as they coast.
But tragedy waits for them down below, A red tongue tasting the snow. At the last second, Rey let go, But Brian and Carmen melt slow.
Rey lands alone on the ground, But everywhere she sees Countless flakes all around abound. Each doing as they please.
They say “hello” with a cheery smile And welcome her to Earth. Dazed, confused, Rey can’t compile The abundance from the dearth.
Should she miss her friends when all around New buddies can be found? Contradictions inside of her confound Under her own feelings is she drowned.
She looks above and sees the sun And feels a scorching ray, But all around the flakes have fun. Death comes, but the only one aware is Rey.
What does it mean to be a snowflake? Here today and gone tomorrow. All Rey can feel is a piercing heartache, And as her limbs and body melt … she lets go.