falling petals and miscellaneous ephemera

[louderfaster]

I woke up at midnight
sleep was the intent
not for me, I suppose

I step out of the warmth
into the shroud of cold
I expect more, get none

barefoot out the door
wading in virgin fog
to my shins, deep white

I cringe, stopping silent
my earthy crunching step
moonlight kept my secret

wandering into the forest
my lies kill me here
but I find my tree

her flowers are dying
her children are born
upon a still somber night

her petals fall upon me
I swing up to a branch
high on the pear tree

you said you'd meet me
here among the trees
to prove your love

you never came
no footsteps in the foliage
no laughter, kisses

but when I woke
there were arms around me
strong like these branches

they were not yours
but they held me tight
and he whispered my name

the pallid morning light
reminds me now of him
his arms remind me of

how you never came to me
when I needed you
more than air or water