I Was a Kaleidoscope

I put on my overcoat and walked into winter
 My teeth chattered rhythms
 And they were grouped in twos or 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
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 And 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"
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 They got their mothers worked into a panic
 Sledding down hills into oncoming traffic
 Then parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move
 And then left them outside 'til their noses were blue
 And I got left there, too
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 I put on my overcoat and walked into winter
 My teeth chattered rhythms
 And they were grouped in twos or threes
 Like a Morse code message was sent from me to me