Autumn

Our paths crossed on a late autumn evening,

You looked at me with a curiosity that made me wonder what’s so intriguing about me.

Your warm touch, your warm eyes had me feeling

like someone wrapped a comfortable cover around me. Our first conversation still is fresh in my mind five years later. The way you spoke showed the love you had for life,

the little things that drew a smile across your face,

had me smiling, unknowingly.

You were a fresh breath of air

that I hadn't felt for the longest time,

and I admired how,

every inch of your blood craved to learn,

every bit of the world and that

seemed to quench my thirst.

And somehow, that day,

much like the fiery autumn leaves that fell on the paths,

I fell in love with you.