Autumn's Leaves

The leaves fell down gently,

caressing my weathered face.

Like, they were the comfort

I'd always been searching for.

My heart beat like thunder,

awakening at the delicate movement;

finally feeling alive enough,

to take in my environment.

It felt like I'd been living,

my whole life in darkness.

Now the autumn's leaves,

had brought me closer to the light.

-Ipshita Pal