While the May Flowers grew
we watched each other bloom,
both of us growing and
coming out to ourselves.
As she became tall and mature
I remained a short and callow boy,
one that would call her Mother while
sitting with her until even the stars went to bed.
And in the
arid August Heat
where the sweat
pours like champagne and
clothes stick uncomfortably to skin,
I would lie back as she stood high,
dozing under the shade she would create,
excitedly dreaming of
adventures I'd endeavour come September;
listening to the lyrical
"hush"
she'd create when the wind ruffled her hair
But as autumn began to set,
my life changed like the October Leaves.
No longer did I go outside to see her.
No longer did I refer to her as Mother.
I would see her waiting there for me
but
I had better things to do:
better people to be with; and
after all that waiting,
her hair began to fall and
her skin began to peel:
Her beauty was abating.
Now, as the February air
chills every bone in my body,
the protection of my quilt does nothing to
shield me from her lonely shadows
that
creep upon my walls, each
body-writhing screech the monter's fingers make upon my window
a forlorn howl that whistles through the wind
"Please,
give me back my
sun."
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