Autumn

Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash
Autumn is an afterthought, 
Everyone loves Autumn but no one knows Autumn
No sees how Autumn sits in silence listening to music in a corner, how
She only talks when necessary. Or how she never goes out
unless called upon. No one sees how she’s the floater friend,
No one sees that Autumn bed rots more than anyone she knows
Autumn is the definition of gray, of loneliness, someone forgotten
the only Autumn people know is the one that is first to tell
you “it’ll be okay” or “I’m always here if you need it”
because she never wants you to feel what she feels
Autumn could tiptoe to the afterlife and no one would notice,
because yes Everyone loves Autumn but not the way they love spring or summer
That's how I know, no one knows Autumn
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Madison Smith is a sophomore at Clayton A. Bouton High School.