A Fallen Leaf

muthita wanla
Resistance Poetry
Published in
Oct 28, 2020
Photo by Charlie on Unsplash

A leaf fell

In silence, on the path of others

Feet walked all over the bruised limbs

Then the rain came and it started again.

A leaf I am

Soaked by my own blood and tears

Falling slowly on the ground

Discarded by the green branches.

A leaf flew

In the summer wind so cold and dry

Empty was the pit it fell into

Hollow was the heart that wrote.

A leaf I am

Dead and crispy in the field of blooming flowers

But the box was opened and hope escaped

So I suffocate myself with a mask.

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