if there wasn’t a

drift in the words

that caused a question like why

to happen then

all of the learning wouldn’t be a

changing of the autumn

but sometimes you see the subtext

clear as if

it was the difference of two tropical

fish and yet

other times a length in the

silent whispers

and no snuggle

goes without a mighty kiss

no hug

for a short period of time

and a pair of hands

that seek each other