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Life Of A Falling Leaf
Life is a bed of roses
It was what I thought
Until it turned into a
Thick thorny mattress, wrought
To show me what life exposes
I was a young merry leaf
Playing with bright butterflies
Giving shelter to starlings
But time relentlessly flies
Suddenly breaking this lively dream
I saw my leaf mates fall
And return they never did
I thought it was a journey
Thought about the fruits of fun they reaped
And waited for my turn to fall
Autumn grew nearer, and
I started mirroring the sun
It was time, I thought
And waited for the descent to begin
And with the wind, I lunged
Falling felt like flying
In the fancy valleys of happiness
Everything was so blissful
Not a stain of misery to witness
And I kept on falling
My expectations were soaring
Until splash! I fell in a puddle
Suddenly the light started darkening
As water seeped into my veins with a gurgle
The fantasy land I imagined, shattering
Now I knew the fate of others
As the inevitable hit me
My journey would start now
The long journey of eternity
Away from the childish thoughts
Life is like a fragile glass
It breaks if it falls
But someday I'll be back
On the same ole' tree with my folks
To again play with bright butterflies
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