we were like children
picking up different leaves
different colors
and felt the surge
of youthful kindling
warming up inside of us

red
yellow
orange
dried leaves crack in our palms
as we crush them
into confetti
that we throw on the sidewalk
imagining a wedding of epic proportions

yet we hide
our faces from each other
in a youthful hide-and-seek
beneath the crush confetti leaves
we find our written vows
in a language we do not yet speak

it is autumn
and we dress in the colors
of the leaves
assorted memories
burn
yearn
forever a reminder
of yesterday

we were like children
leaving behind
trails of our existence
the red leaves of autumn
in the hope
that someone might follow
our hopes and dreams

your dreams turned yellow and red
for the night was long
and we did not know
what tomorrow might hold
you picked up a leaf
and closed your eyes
for the nightmare might
never begin

confetti leaves
sprinkled in your hair
the promises we kept
now merely crushed leaves
in our palms