Terrance Hayes Made Me Do It

It rains but it won’t grow,

and the sun is out but it won’t grow,

and the branches are bare

 

Gone are those warm, emerald

leaves of summertime,

gone.

 

And I wish I had them in my pockets,

so many that they trailed behind me while I walked, 

blowing out in the wind.

 

I wish a leaf for everyone,

one to keep them dry and warm and soft,

even if it leaves me none.




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