The Sacrifice of Summer to Autumn
Taste the scent of a winds caress
Invisible hands against her cheeks
Flushed and red, the leaves of autumn fall
Walk along and savor those tears
Salt flavored and how bitter sweet
Countless hours alone on the weathered sidewalk
Just another day in a life she wanted to live
Catch strands as they try to lose themselves
To fly away to a breeze that sweeps all away
Heartbreak, temptation, lust
Some higher force just pushed aside
A feeling this walking soul could never do herself
A dream that only held her awake at night
But all seemed to be gone now
Footsteps grew heavier with days
A sigh and parting of things to come
Eyes would close blindly and only momentarily
To open to a wonderful surpise once more
The colors of autumn were now present
Rouge reds, vibrant golds, and shocking oranges
All to the eyes dazzled
But with autumn came another gift
A seasons change as did the winds of emotion
No longer needing and clawing at pale skin
Sweet caressing such as before
Another now in such a prescence
Afraid and scared, but she held him
He needed her more she'd need him
But she'd need him more then he'd ever need her
This beautiful cycle that went onward
Throught the colors and tales of it all
Fingers intertwined a sure tell sign
Shy feelings and skirting around the real event
But cute and wanted none the less
Just look into his eyes and that could be enough
For her just to continue onward
Thoughts always directed on one
A lover that came as the sacrifice with autumn
A sacrifice that summer made
A compromise that settled all disputes
Bitter summer in its feelings of not wanting to end
Anxious Autumn only too ready to begin
The love was an accord between the two
And things could continue
Perhaps its a sacrifice that's needed
Perhaps it was him that was exactly that
Give small breaths as the air is crisp
Leaves clinging to the branches still
Enjoy the autumn and faint sound of emotion that lingers on
Till the end of another compromise
Till the end of another sacrifice
Perhaps this one we'll put a delay
CTS 2003
(Inspired by and dedicated to B.H. and S.B.)