Leaves In Autumn (Falling For You)

The seasons are changing...
Reasons are rearranging.
What was simple is now complex.
My heart has to give things context;
My mind is floundering in irrelevance.
It's all about how I feel.
Logic has dissipated,
As the focus has shifted to the anticipated.
There's so much potential.
The possibilities are endless...
So many ways for us to progress.
Emotions as tender as a newborn's bottom.
Falling for you; leaves in Autumn.

The winds of change blow with a purpose.
The trees shutter at the gales,
Pillars of the past, they now seem frail.
Old notions afraid of new commotions,
Remnants of ailing thoughts in fear of a healing potion.
Love is indeed a drug.
Colors are shifting as the days grow shorter,
Nights extended by us thinking of each other.
Red as we blush,
Yellow as we experience fear.
Orange as we attempt to balance the two.
The display is beautiful...it reminds me of you.
Hearts as tender as a newborn's bottom.
Falling for you; leaves in Autumn.

The leaves turn brown and fall to the ground,
Just as our defenses have been dissembled and powered down.
Heat becomes warmth,
Attraction gives way to affection.
Our bodies begin to engage in convection,
Manifesting the actions of our souls.
Temperatures rise,
Stimulating both between your legs and behind your eyes.
You're no physical prize;
The passion derives from your spiritual side.
Just as the trees bare themselves in the fall,
We lie together in the nude.
Souls with nothing to prove,
Bodies now ready to snooze.
Minds captivated, imagining what it all means.
Whispering nothings in your ear to ensure the sweetest dreams...
Moments as tender as a newborn's bottom.
Falling for you; leaves in Autumn.

-A. Lewis