Ash Rose

Ash Rose Nov 2015

Autumn

Swirling in the warm breeze
Leaves flashing orange and red, yellow and brown
Whispering air creeping up the buildings
Letting me know that it's autumn now
Tastes and scents, feelings and thoughts
Summer has passed and winter is yet to come
But for now the world is a colorful mess
When the sun has set and the day is done
I just remember this feeling
Autumn, in my bones, flowing through my hair
Autumn, the spiral of warmth in the cold
Autumn
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Ash Rose Nov 2015

Evening Sky

Driving by, melancholy,
not expecting anything, but then I see it.
Orange, pink, blue, gray,
a beautiful ending to a not-so-beautiful day.
A reminder of who is who,
and a sign of what will be.
A chill sent up my spine,
for me, at just the right time.
Colors blending and thoughts mending,
music in my ears, wishes on my lips.
And just like that,
gone in the blink of an eye--
Please don't leave me for too long,
my sunset in the evening sky...

Ash Rose Nov 2015

Just

Just when everything seems to be going fine in my life,
It all falls apart.
Just when I think I've made new friends,
They betray me.
Just when it seems that people may enjoy my presence,
I hear a whispered conversation.
Just when I have a chance at being good at something,
It all falls apart.
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Ash Rose Nov 2015

Catch me

catch me,
i'm falling--
quickly, surely, wholeheartedly falling.
into a pit of joy and broken hearts,
of glory and humility.

catch me,
i'm falling--
hesitantly, every day falling.
a little here, a bunch there, still falling
it's not a choice, it's just what is.

catch me,
i'm falling--
in love
with
you.

Ash Rose Nov 2015

Without Knowing

I didn't know what to say,
only what to do.
When the pain was much too great,
all I did was hold you close.
I didn't know how to act,
only when to move.
When you came back,
all I did was hold you close.
But you still loved me,
me with all my faults.
You picked me up and loved me.
Without knowing what to say--
how to act--
You loved me.
My being, my all.
You loved me.
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Ash Rose Nov 2015

Untitled

A past no one knows about,
actions and reactions;
a life you once lived.

A sentence no one hears,
words and pauses;
a secret you once shared.

A person no one's heard of,
ideas and thoughts;
an identity you once had.

...you...

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