Autumn Untold Story

AUTUMN UNTOLD STORY Sense the tiny bite of crispness in the air September ends and school again begins Crows on the telegraph lines just stare The old guy at the corner leans and grins September ends and school again begins The parents’ Volvos wait to drop and go The old guy at the corner leans and grins For a reason that most will never know The parents’ Volvos wait to drop and go Kids with an emotional burden to carry For a reason that most may never know Walking past the man and never tarry Kids with an emotional burden to carry Not yet acute enough to raise concerns Walking past the man and never tarry The memory of that encounter burns