It's nearing November
Wind tousled leaves litter the streets
in shades of orange,
like the setting of the sun
Soon enough she won't see another season
Or experience another beautiful evening
Such as this one, where clouds obscure a fading sun
Fading, as she would
Passing away, as if fading echoes in a cave
Things won't be the same
And it's hard to understand why things happen the way they do
But I guess there will always be a sickness
A malignant tumor
It makes me question why I do anything
Because in the end, it's just that
There's nothing
and I can't control the end
But the least I can do is go on for now
and hold on to this gift for as long as I can.
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