Thoughts of you won’t leave my head
Taking me from the comfort of my bed
Scrunched up skin around my nose
Gives way to tremors
Breaking the dam in my eyes
And chattering my teeth relentlessly

My dank pillow says
What my tired lungs cannot
That it’s tearing me apart
To be torn from you
So soon, my love

I’ve watched the leaves change
From green to orange to brown to none
With you by my side
If only I could see them with you
One more time

Time refuses to slow
No matter how my hands
Push and push to halt it
It continues to push me
Farther and farther away
From you, my love

Love for you will linger
In my heart
No matter how far away
Time pushes us

I will always find my way
Back into your arms
The arms so familiar to me
I can account for
Every little freckle

If only I could take them with me
I promise I would cherish
Every little dot

For now I will cherish
Every little moment we have left
Before I’m gone
And watching the leaves
Alone
Again