The Fall – Emily Werner

The air is now crisp with teeth,

The trees squint against the wind to see me,

The leaves gossip about me,

The sun does not shine on me.

The path is obscure but there,

The soil is damp yet unmoving,

The branches grab at me with their almost bare claws,

The birds whisper my name,

Silent,

Silent,

Silent,

Nothing,

Silent,

Still.

 

By oRIDGEinal

Remy Garguilo is the Sponsor of the oRIDGEinal literary magazine at Fossil Ridge High School.