We Were Leaves Today

One of October's Omissions; 2009.

When we fall
We fall
She said
Like the leaves
We spiral down
Caught in drafts
Of hidden words
Spoken whispers
On the breath of winds
We never know
Our coming end.

When we collide
We crash
She said
Like the leaves
We hit the ground
Caught by the Earth
Hands of root,
grass and/or dirt:
Gentle fingers
That know our worth
It holds us close
It holds us dear
As if our heart's
In need of repair.

When we fall
We fall
She said
Like the leaves
We drift around
But always return to
The places we found...

Your arms
She said
Are where I'll lay
Until we choose
To wither away

It won't fade
Was my reply
For even if
We decompose
Like Autumn leaves
Beneath Winter snow
The tree we fall under
Shall always in Spring
Let us regrow
And drift together again