Leaves- Anjela Patrick

Today I sat down under a tree nestled amongst the charming, lush flowers

On a soil made of the lived, remembered, and forgotten memories.

The enchanted trail of all the lost.

Today the leaves were the album.

A gallery of pictures that a camera could never incarcerate They hold the moments of when my heart knew a song.

A melody that did not hurt but healed

The flowers whispered to me some secrets.

Treasures of bliss that were locked with the gnawing mysteries of the

unknown.

Is this the solace I was chasing?

I have saved this place in my heart. And when you are found but lost in uncertainty,

When you have something but your hand is still empty,

When the mirror you see reflects the fiction of yourself you have in your head,

When you fall into helplessness,

When you lack the confidence to face your tear-streaked face,

When your thread of fate feels entangled,

When you feel you've lost you,

Ask me the way, and you'll find me beside you.

I cannot be the light you need

But I will try to fix your frayed parts and orchestrate a new beginning,

I will lend you the shoulder I needed

And we will have a leaf that will tell the story we shared,