Now I Feel Onions

Total Wife


Leaves
Decay from the outside, in
As autumn color dries
After abscission

But people
Decay from the inside, out
Emerging ignorance
And self-doubt

People
Grow within sprouting buds
Splattering rain drops (drop)
Pollinators hum

Petals peel
Humans bloom as jade vine 'til
The too-crisp breeze pulls color
From their leaves


Writer/s: Total Wife