Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FALL, by GEORGE EVANS



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THE FALL, by                    
First Line: It is a fear for little men
Last Line: In reverse
Subject(s): Autumn; Leaves; Seasons; Fall


It is a fear for little men

to stand up
when leaves begin deep inside beyond science
to change and glow it is a fear for little men to say what

will uncover them as autumn winds

uncover trees

a fear of winds

which blow things clear

but never what is in the ear and may be tuned

to deception

the paranoid

swinging arms in lockstep beneath the trees kissing
those they cannot scare running from those they fear

dreaming of a friend's wife
or possessions wanting more than they are

capable of making
or willing to work for snap snap
leaves brittle out after hot air
drops,
backdrops trembling
in slightest wind

with fear of being

uncovered,

unleafed

though death pursues the lie, centers it,
centers the wind blows leaves breaks loose

like jazz on a blank afternoon

little men grow
in reverse





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