*them*

the leaves are starting to fall,
and the greens are turning to browns,
clouds fill the skies,
and the wind blows a little softer, cooler.

the leaves are starting to fall,
and i'm forgetting all that i knew,
though in the back of my mind I miss them,
and i miss the security of their presence.

the leaves are starting to fall,
and just like them, so are pieces of my heart,
falling through time and space toward my past,
and i'm scared of forgetting them, leaving them.

the leaves are starting to fall,
and I'm so lucky to have had them,
and now when i hear thier voices,
i remember all our memories,
all of our hopes and dreams.

and as the leaves are falling,
so are they falling from the pages of my memory,
and leaving what has become my life.

i miss them every single day like those green leaves i used to see,
and my heart goes out to each and every one of them,
so as we all grow up and move on,
may we remember those who we first loved,
who we cared for and bonded with.

may we always keep in touch,
and remember those memories that we formed.
it's so hard to let go,
especially to those we cared so much for.

but as the leaves are starting to fall,
my world is still building,
even though their's is in a totally different realm,
we will always remember our bonds,
and hopefully they will only strengthen over time.