Leaves

I walked by my back door yesterday and stopped to look out the window. I felt compelled to venture outside and just stand in the cool air, experience the brisk breeze blow through my hair, and rub the goosebumps from my skin. I didn't go outside, though. It was all just a mirage. It's summertime playing tricks on me. We've had such little rain, the trees have started shedding their leaves. With fewer leaves on their branches, less water is necessary to sustain them. I stood there disappointed and prayed for rain.