‘This October’ Poem and Photo by Kloipy (Seth Dombach

You are as brisk as the wind in October
it’s as if you came just to go
you changed color and fell off
just as I grew accustomed to the sound of you
whispering.

I collect the pieces you left me
and put them away for the winter
Will the spring rain bring you back
to grow the contempt that was buried beneath my
skin.

Will the summer sun melt my heart?
Can I forget the way I felt?
Is it even possible for you to stay?
Or will I be caught in the harvest this
October