Autumn

I let her go because I needed to know, To know myself, Know whether I was strong enough Brave enough To face the world alone. I let her go because I needed to know To know the world Know what was out there, answer old questions Find new ones to ask myself, To grow. I let her go because in the end I could no longer smell the daffodils I could no longer taste the morning dew The walls were piled up too high All about And all the light had been shut out. I let her go because I felt I had to Because I wanted to, needed to Watch her go, to know whether or not I could watch her go, knowing she was gone for good I let her go because I could. Carlos