I was chasing the tail end of the season, always one step behind.
My Chance to Catch Up (As Autumn Falls)
But today, I decided to stop chasing and start catching up. my chance to catch up autumn falls
For weeks, I felt behind. Summer’s long, lazy momentum faded into a blur of back-to-school lists, work deadlines, and the odd, unsettling feeling that I had somehow missed the transition. I blinked, and the golden hour started arriving an hour earlier. I blinked again, and the trees at the end of the street went from green to hesitant yellow. I was chasing the tail end of the
So I walked. I kicked through piles that weren’t mine. I watched a squirrel frantically bury a nut, embodying the very definition of "busy." I sat on a damp park bench and just… breathed. The world smelled like woodsmoke and wet earth. For fifteen minutes, I didn’t check my phone. I just watched the maple leaves cartwheel down the street like tiny, exhausted dancers. Summer’s long, lazy momentum faded into a blur