My eyes scope out the crunchiest of leaves
On the street in back of my house“Aha!” I shout In my head, like I’m five“
You wont get away from me!”
And with this great energy that rises from the pit of my stomach
I pounce
On the red and brown leaves in front of me
Making sure I haven’t missed any
Crunch, crunch, crunch
The heal of my boot presses them into the cement
I love that sound
It’s like when you eat cereal or a Kit Kat bar.
Kit Kats are my favorite
Halloweens coming soon I can’t wait
In my head I picture candy, and pumpkins, and cats and---
Whoosh
A loud sound catches my attention
The wind shakes the leafless trees
Back and forth they go
The branches look like hands waving
And before I know it
My hand rises and I wave back
