Leaf-like thoughts
flutter and fall as I forget
But to the soil they go
Enriching the ground
From which new trees, and leaves,
will grow.
Alan Mathew is a high school senior at PPCHS and an aspiring writer. Plagued with cluelessness and clarity in unequal measure, Alan continues his effort to find the shapes of important ideas through the work he creates. “Leaf-Like Thoughts” was written while staring at a desk, wondering where the first list of goals had gone.
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