12/28/21

an afterthought



I saw a leaf 

fall from a tree today

and I felt its 

fall to death


does it matter 

how many leaves fall,

how many of us die


the tree will still stand

new leaves will return


brown gray and bare

will turn to 

bright green fullness


  a man walks by

  and flicks a cigarette

  near the trunk


  he'll be falling 

  soon enough

  I thought


  his skin already 

  turning

  and crisp



(From gify on pinterest.com)



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