frost over

study break

She’s become the outer shell of herself
That sheds itself like trees’ leaves in autumn—
The beauty of vibrant living while dying.
Each gracefully falling leaf goes unnoticed
Until it joins the others on the ground below;
So too are parts of her lost, one by one.
There is no logical explanation, no prevention.
It’s just the change of seasons and of reasons.
Life and death are happening for her
With no stillness of winds, no pauses.
As the leaves fall, their paths are steady,
Delicate, but unknown to outsiders;
So too is her journey and her realization
That this happens every year.