when we fall

Paper Trail Poetry

when we fall

we give back to the soil

that nurtured us.

seasonally, 

we are compost, yes,

but life-giving nonetheless.

when we fall

our roots are ruptured;

we are bare.

decay tightens

its cold, rotten grasp,

but hope shall not be choked out.

when we fall

the way forward is paved

with opportunity

so make room for grace

to replant you come spring

where you’ll stretch in sunlight again.

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