Fall
As the crisp leaves
fell from
the freezing trees,
a girl padded softly
across the cold ground.
She didn't want to be heard,
but for some reason that made her upset.
Shouldn't a person
want to be known,
and heard,
and loved,
and laughed with?
For some reason though,
she was content
with how her life was.
But, she should
be upset about being nothing,
shouldn't she?
She stopped and looked down
as a single leaf plopped down beside her toes.
She then realized,
that this leaf didn't mind being part of a crowd
because it knew that some person,
would see it as a single thing.
Then she thought of the people who
knew her as a person,
really knew her,
and remembered why
she was content not being known by all.