Deciduous Days

I no longer yearn for an evergreen life
static in its deceptive depiction of ongoing youth

Instead, I crave a full-seasoned run
not wanting to miss the vibrant, rich colors of my own Autumn
as I distill the juices of beloved life experiences into a
penultimate expression

letting myself
be infused with the
blood reds and
butterfly yellows
of my core self

while choosing
at last
to
be
fully
seen