Like the first fall of leaf
Or the first drop of snow
Cry deep into the sorrow of something that’s missing
Mislead into a light that’s darker than a seed in soil
‘Sprout kinder than that’ as I’m told

The world blooms against the tides
The moon shifts the tides backwards
Swallow the sun whole
I seep light through my sweat glands

 Mud chews me like gum
Tracks it into my future
Into my friendships
My memories
Tainted with dirt, the rain can’t clear it
The sun can only dry it

 A soul with movement along the mislead tides
A dark sky along the leading lines
Born to walk across them
My feet drags through the mud
My face blurs from the light
My tears start to fall, autumn is near
‘Sprout kinder than that’ as I try to