To Know Snow

Who says ignorance is bliss? To live not knowing what you do not know To just admire the falling snow With no thought as to how it came to be Without a hint of curiosity Ignorance is often born of fear We don’t want to know what we do not know Why should we fear the falling snow? We are bundled head to toe But are we safe from ice and cold? Are we ignorant of the truth? Honestly, we are better off not knowing Close the blinds because it’s snowing We are warm within our castle Truth is just a great big hassle To understand my ignorance Wisdom is to know what I do not know It soon will cease, the falling snow The clouds are breaking apart Blue skies are warming my heart Who says knowledge is power? Confident to act on what I know I know the depth of the fallen snow I know when it is safe to go I know which way the wind does blow Can we handle the truth? Accepting the truth of what I know Oh, the weight of shoveling snow! Facts are heavier than fiction And life is more than just invention