Today I watched as a leaf fell from the tree above where  I stood
As I watched I thought of  the  fragility of the falling leaf
How it softly floats through the air and lands with no thump, no sound
I longed for my fall to be as gentle and kind as that was.
that's when I think of you
I always believed  that I would fall like that leaf

I should never pin hopes on misconceptions.

-*A.L.H