Fall
New shoes, pencils, pumpkin guts, warm jackets
Golden brown, Fiery Red, yellow
Crisp air, burning leaves, crackle under foot
Carving faces, wearing masks, drinking cider
Colder air, snow falls, longer nights
Sadness, darkness, dread

Brothers wrestling on the ground like puppies
Nipping at each other in the grass
They yelp and tussle,
but never seem to hurt each other.
I, on the other hand, prefer to cat nap in the sun.

I saw jealousy clearly.
She was beautiful outside, but ugly within.
She had darting eyes, and stabbed only when the back was turned.
I saw her green skin and dark eyes
And heard her accuse me in an envious tone,
And I felt cautious.