October weighs heavy on my mind--
A reminder of when you were mine--
A time when spider lilies dappled the roadside--
And the creeks swelled with late rain.
I find myself contemplating often--
Of when your hands were softened--
And of how loving you grew harder with every passing year--
Distancing myself from you with every season of the lilies I hold so dear--
Beautiful symbols of death--
Death for all the pain you caused--
And for the love that flowed from my soul without pause.

© caspershay