the air would go from stagnant to invasive on one autumnal night
there was never much warning
and i would finally be covered in turtlenecks
and the trees would say and say fine i was tired anyways
and drop all the leaves they’d been balancing for months
and caterpillars disappeared because the future was different now
and the ugly birds crowed because now, now was their season
everyone is ugly in the winter they shout
it’s my favorite part i nod
and we cover ourselves in black and brown and things that look like earth
because we miss it
and grow trees in our bellies instead
letting them out at night to think
and i’m cold but i’m warm
trees grow fingers on arms to catch you as you twirl in their lost leaves
covering their feet
ready for cold
Author: Olivia Adkins
Author Bio: 21-year-old creator, writer, wonderer, student, avid shoe-wearer.
Link to social media or website: http://livunapologetically.com
