Fall

I fell hard for fall
Skinned my knee tripping over its crunchy brown leaves
I searched for fall
Sought out the sunlight of dawn
I clung to fall
I swung from its branches until they began to crack and break from the weight
I used fall
The cold air was my crutch
It let me breathe
I let my tears go for fall
I was devastated at the thought of letting it go
I hurt fall
Stabbed its rotting roots
I let go of fall
I dropped my grasp
Because times have changed
I fell hard for fall
Down the muddy pits in the ground
Down the dead flowers
Down the chipped paint on the wall
Down until I could no longer see the sunlight of dawn
And breathe its crisp air
Because winter came
And I lost the fall I fell for