Fall

Eyes fixed on the rubber toecap of my sneakers.
Tapped on the shoulder
by light through treetops

The canvas grows blacker,
socks heavier.
Colder.
Autumn leaves pressed against the soles.

I kneel just like that and
the usual occurs, I walk back home with wet feet.The thoughts of what’s left us
leave my mind.
It’s fall again old friend.



Published by Alex J.J

Korean American born in Middletown, NY in 1998. Graduated from the University of Chicago in 2021 with a B.A. in Anthropology and a B.A. in Economics.

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