You smiled like leaves had just begun
To change their tone beneath the sun
Not summer, yet not quite the fall
A pause between the rise and stall
That smile wasn't wide or long
But landed where I don't belong
A shift,
just off to a name or list Like weather turning in a twist
The air was warm but tasted dry A silent cool across the sky
I noticed then your sleeves were rolled
And time had taken something old
That smile wasn't wide or long
But landed where I don't belong
A shift,
just off to a name or list Like weather turning in a twist
We never spoke of what it meant That tilt between a change and bend
But somewhere in that glance I knew
The day would end with less of you
The train pulled off,
you stayed behind With seasons folded in your mind
And though the sky refused to rain
The warmth had gone and left a stain
That smile wasn't wide or long
But landed where I don't belong
A shift,
just off to a name or list Like weather turning in a twist
Some shifts don't ask,
they just occur Like one soft smile that doesn't blur