Day 56 - 9/7/20 - Cascading Leaves

Smoke is
hangin in the air
thick like a blanket
of despair
sky is red
and it is mirroring
the way we all feel
like the whole world is burning

I can’t escape
what’s in my head
stomach in knots
tight in the chest

all my tools feel
cast into the wind
blown down the street
watch it all fall down like
leaves cascadin’

It’s a moment in time
I try to remind
my self
in moments like these
when sirens wail
and it’s hard to tell
that life moves on
like cascading leaves

Hot in my house
summer is blazin’
fall drops the leaves
outside
but it’s still hazy
can’t open
my windows tonight
trapped held to doing
what’s right

I can hear
trees droppin’ things
wondering if one will
fall down on me
watch it all go away
like leaves cascading

(whistling)

It’s a moment in time
I try to remind
my self
in moments like these
when sirens wail
and it’s hard to tell
that life moves on
like cascading leaves