A Leaf In Autumn

 
Fiddling in the past
He poked in the past
Grasping at straws of
memories that
were fading as dust

Once upon a time
Their souls were tethered
But the connection had
withered

I breathed for you
Even in this hazardous air
I cared for your welfare
And still you peeled me
off like a tree's bark
Without a second thought

There I held on

Thinking we were still
a plural
But the feeling was
no longer mutual

With a Click and
a Clank I let go

Down where the future
was unknown