24. A change of seasons

I'm looking
at the trees
on the sidewalk

lined up
in a orderly
march

it's March

so I expected
an orange
carpet
by now

but it's
greener
than ever
outside

and
inside
my heart

It's like
you've
never left

But
the truth
is
you may be
long gone

I hear
the beat
of your footsteps
shrinking
as you
move
further away
from
my life

I wanted
you
to know that
the constant beat
you've
been hearing
all along
is just my heart
traveling
beside
you

Don't
worry

you don't
need to
look back