A Lament of The Leaves

. . . and another leaf has fallen.

Watching the leaves fall one by one,
this one leaf here is feeling scared too.
Wondering when another leaf is going to fall.
Wondering when it is its turn to fall.

This one leaf here may look strong enough to stay where it is.
Still, sometimes it is too scared to show its fright.
Too worry that the other leaves will doubt themselves too.
Too worry that they will easily be blown by mild wind.

Who knows if each leaf has its own concern about being blown away by the even-mildest wind.
At the end,
who will ever know which leaf is going to give up on trying and choose to fall instead . . .