LEAFS



The leaves are falling from the trees, like the thoughts in my mind. I want to walk, jump around, and look at the new things inside the piles. I found the latest taste in my mouth and the smells inside my nose. Which ones will I choose?

I was a young child not long ago; where does time go like the leaves? What hours will now haunt me in my sleep, and what masks will I wear while awake? Which ones will my human face take?

What will these upcoming seasons bring when they hold such beauty in all the mysteries that they call a song and sing
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Written on October 08, 2024

Submitted by Oakley on October 08, 2024

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 · 1974 · New jersey

I have been writing for 40 years my poetry is about life,death love,and redemption. after having two near death expiercences and a TBI my poetry has become more spirtual more…

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