Fall

Late at night
Under the comfort of the fall air
I would sit on the roof
Watching the stars in the sky 
As the smell of the different seasons 
Comforts me 
With the same music as all those years ago
Being played through the same beat-up headphones 
Gifted to me by my great-grandmother 
Who died almost seven years ago 
And as I sit here I think about her 
And what fall does to me 

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meandpaul

MN

14 years old

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  • Yesterday

    yesterday 
    to you i was nine years old 
    with a black hurley hat 
    that never left my head 
    the hat that you would take 
    and try to hold it far above 
    my reach knowing i could never get it