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Winter, spring, summer and fall
Autumn's when all the leaves fall
This, just so happens to be your favourite season
And it gives me, yet, another good reason
To fall in love with someone so bright
Just like the leaves that have fallen despite all its might
Wishing to stay by the side of it's beloved tree
The tree which no longer needs it's leaves
You've been in love with the sun for some time
Just like the leaves, I've stolen your love thinking it was mine
Yet, you never blamed me for this outrageous act
You're far to kind, I might hate that fact
I'm afraid I might lose you if I let my guard down
To those humans who cut you and make you frown
It looks like I don't have to worry, you've found a protector
Just like the leaves, I am weak, unlike the sun who is better
You swayed my heart with your cheerful energy
You swayed my heart with your laugh full of glee
You swayed my heart with your thoughtful nature
And your gentle words that could bring no fear
My love for you has been growing for a while
Just like the leaves that are swayed by the wind to a pile
The sun is lucky to have the tree reaching out to it
The tree is lucky to have the sun's heart lit
I would be lying to deny that I'm jealous
But to say it out loud... I'm not that careless
I feel a little tired, but that I can stand
Just like the leaves, this might be the end
You are both soaring high as I look from the bottom
I cant stay mad, you're still soft just like pure cotton
You could trample over me, if you wanted to
But you spared me, oh I'm but a fool
Who's heart crumbles when your love was found
Just like the leaves, when they crunch, your favorite sound
When others wouldn't care if they tore me to pieces
You picked me up, gave me forehead kisses
Despite it being your favorite sound
You carefully held the leaf on the ground
Then you smiled at me as if you knew all along
Just like the leaves, dry and frail and nearly all torn
Till this day I wonder if you knew all too well
Or were you just oblivious, I can't really tell
There's no way a mere leaf could compete with the sun
The sun makes you happy so my job here is done
Still, I couldn't budge. Was it because of grieve?
Just like the leaves, I should have taken my leave
I distanced myself. I'm sorry my deer.
I might have confessed which is what I may fear
I returned your kindness with a cold shoulder
My speech to you just kept getting colder
Then I left all of a sudden burying the love I know
Just like the leaves, buried in the heavy snow
As time goes by, the snow gets thicker
I buried myself, yet I can't help but shiver
Oh! How I long for your warmth once again
Oh, how I wish I was much less in pain
But I failed to realise I have hurt you too
Just like the leaves, out of sight, I hid from you
I really don't deserve you, not a single bit
Too much time has passed since I last threw a fit
The snow that had built up slowly melted away
With the help of the sun that had chosen to stay
By your side to unfreeze me oh so patiently
Just like the leaves, I could finally breath
You wept and cried when I finally returned
I could not understand until I learned
The tree thought its leaves were full of hatred
To the point it did not want to be associated
With the tree that the leaves love oh a bit too much
Just like the leaves, I always longed for your touch
I promised myself to forever stay by your side
Even if you don't, I'll be just fine
To know that you're content and always happy
I really do not wish to make you worry
Be happy with the sun! I wish you all the best
Just like the leaves, I should take my rest
As time goes on, many flowers bloom
The dried up leaves will fade very soon
They blend in with the background around them
While the new plants stand out just as they're meant
Your new friends are like beautiful petals
Just like the leaves, I was never that special
I would have left if you had requested
It was a fate I had long since accepted
But unlike the leaves that have been discarded
You let me stay just like when we first started
Though I wish it would be me to hold your hand
Thank you, my beloved, for being my friend.
- k. seungsik