Summer into Fall
yellow leaves litter
the street after
a touch of rain
asphalt glistens
I drive alone
I listen to Public Radio
a story told
a man lives alone
betrayed
and my tires sing
as his story is told
about how he lost faith
day by day
I drive through
the downtown
the shops and bars
are closed
a man stands alone
and sweeps a sidewalk
I listen to the radio
as it speaks to me
it is my story
as I discover someone
I loved
is going with someone else
that was spring
then a sad summer
now it’s fall
now a moment of silence
after a touch of rain
I look for the sun
to break through clouds
as the story plays
the announcer says
hope is the answer
if someone who’s hurt
dares to accept the change
I’ll see my new friend sometime
she says she hangs out
where I go
to hear me sing
I sang from my heart
and told her
I’d do it again.
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