Don’t be leaves, please
I beg every whispered noise
Floating through my weeded garden
You’re here, aren’t you?
Trudging up the steep stone steps
It’s you
I know
Not wind, the rustle of a startled deer, an airplane in the sky
You’ll knock, I know
Soon
It will be like yesterday
Don’t you remember?
You didn’t forget, I am sure
I can’t think, why did you go to that park?
It wasn’t to leave me, I know
To clear your mind, let the brisk air blow away your fears like people often do
You stayed too long though, forgot to call home
Eyes closed
Thoughts ceased
Breaths faded
You’re the one who taught me to smile, wrote the laughter into my eyes, spun the stories into my dreams, soft like sugar
Don’t be trees, please
You’re here, aren’t you
I know
I need you to be