The Leaves Don't Know What November Is
(poetry)February 27, 2026
when autumn comes leaves fall from the trees
thousands of them
there are leaves everywhere
it rains and sometimes they stick to your shoe
and sometimes a song gets stuck in your head
plays on repeat and you never know why
and the leaves don’t know what November is
or if they’re the color of pumpkin butter
or whether they’re red like apple skins
leaves don’t know planes fall from the sky
and some of the passengers die on impact
others are dead before hitting the ground
and leaves don’t know about cold
or frost
or if there are others still waiting to die
and I don’t know why
whenever a song gets stuck in my head
and plays on repeat a thousand times
someone I’ve told will sing it on cue
sure as wet leaves will stick to my shoe.
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