Poetry:

Held in The Leaves

By: Ruby Nelson

The leaves’ colors started fading away
And so did you
I had left when the leaves were green and full of life
Now they are dried up and burnt to the touch
I had spent too much time inside an epitome of isolation
I realize that you have changed colors, too
The bright light in your soul had shriveled up into dark matter
Did the leaves do this?
Did they burn you with a thousand touches?
Did the concept of time heal what I could not?
Did the leaves tell you why I did it
Did they whisper a thousand little lies as they blew past your ear
I had something to say; the breeze sucked my words right out of me
Was I too late? Too late to fix what the whispers told you
The leaves are changing again
Yet I am stuck in this loop
A loop of green leaves and life all around me
Too scared to leave, for I know what will happen next

Did I miss you too late?

Author Bio:

Ruby Maia Nelson is a poet and high school student in La Porte, Indiana. She has submitted poetry to the Laporte Poetry Contest and won second place in her grade level. She has also submitted poems to her school Literary Magazine: The Massasuaga. She is originally from La Porte, Indiana.