Alone But Not

Warm glowing in the heat

The thirst that never quenches

The burn that never burns

She held tight

With all her might

Hoping against hope

To remain united forever

Still longing to be free

Free

To wistfully flow

In the air

To become one with

Many others like her

To be her own lover

But how could she

She was born

Where she is now

She was always the part of it

Together they have seen everything

The heaven falling from the sky

The rains soaking her from inside

The moisture of love

That is eternal

Yet would leave her alone

The white descending from above

Covering her whole being

Erasing any other color

Yet being serene

The orange, the red

The yellow and green

Of beautiful spring

Abundance of love

Though she should be happy

But she remembers being aloof

For spring marks the beginning

The beginning of the end

The warm scorching heat

That feels like a blast

On her face

That fills her with warmth

Enough for her to survive alone

That gives her the signal

It is time to go

With a shock she moves

Fearing she might fall

But the wind carries her in her arms

Taking her to the dream

Where others were waiting

Who were just like her

That’s how she became a part

Of the yellow gold stream..

She was no more

A lone golden leaf

(C) Juztamom

Writer's note: The poem is in the voice of a leaf, which is dreading autumn  and is reminiscing all the seasons gone by. But in the end it cuts the string and becomes one with the golden stream of leaf. 

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