The Leaf
Once upon a late autumn day
I ventured out on my favorite trail
I came to my pondering boulder
To reflect on why I felt so frail
I sat determined to finally be rid of him
To free my mind of adoration on hold
When my eyes discovered a leaf so orange
Gently rustling in the November cold
The leaf depicted he who imprisoned me
Who left me hoping against hope
And now it’s time to let it go
In this process I used to cope
The river current ran fast and strong
In a southern direction under clouds so grey
I held the leaf and said good-bye
And wished away his hold on my every day
I released the leaf into the surging water
And watched it move swiftly along
After a steady course, it ambled to a stop
I stared as I wondered what went wrong
My heart skipped as I watched in dismay
That orange leaf come back towards me
Defying logic and the physics of flow
It drifted back ever so gently
The leaf perched itself next to my boulder
As I sat bewildered of how this could be
I waited for a spell to watch it go
But it remained steadfast right beside me
Now I must choose how to navigate the current
With his impact on my fragile little heart
Forever stuck and never retreating
Like the orange leaf that will never part
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