autumn.

every time you said those three words,
they paint a painting with the colours
of autumn.

you told me that autumn was your
favourite time of the year.
because the warm colours
would keep us from shivering
even though the air was cold.
[the only thing that i need to keep
myself from the cold is you.]

every time i say those three words
my heart tries to pry open my ribcage
and escape.
[i'm scared that you won't
say them back.]

_{i'mscaredi'mscaredi'mscared}

every time a leaf falls.
i think about how long
will we last.

autumn is my favourite time
of the year
because it reminds me
that we'll last longer than
every single one of those
leaves [put together].