Gali

Sirens sound, at 2:00 am. My heart pounds as I look out my apartment window and into the smoke.

It's the 5th time

You've exploded

All because I didn't agree

With you

Each time

I would sit

Confusion clouding my brain

What did I do?

At first I would try

To apologize

Cinderella 

With her strong arms 

From scrubbing the floors 

Cinderella 

With her patience 

From working with horrible people 

Cinderella 

With her kind heart 

Every day

At a 3

I would walk home

Taking the same path

In fall I would admire

The trees and colors

One evening I saw a tree

With one little leaf

It was bright red

Standing out against

Each time a leaf falls

Another heart shatters

Each time the wind blows

Another break up

But each time a pumpkin is carved

A date is planned

Each time a cider donut is devoured

Another kiss

Hand in hand we walked down the path, littered with colorful leaves. A gust of wind swirled the leaves around us. Encompassing us in our own little world. I looked up, the trees bent over us with shades of red, orange and yellow.