Nature Consumed Me

Darkness consumed the sky An ominous fog lightly dusting the forest; there was an unknown lurking Walking, the crunch underneath my boots tickle my ears The leaves shriveled from summer to fall The bark of the trees, a burnt brown The roots extend to the ground connecting all in existence I felt life beneath me, nature, my euphoria for restoration Clarity entered my soul, the fresh air pungent with greens and blues In this space I was an individual, unbound by the rules of society Gazing up, the fired auburn of the sky filled dull my eye sockets The bright colors then over powered as night approached, a deep black began to consume the earth With the night came a chill, the air suddenly frigid as I wished those summer nights good-bye The sound of a stream in the distance rushed deeper into my ears And the darkness swallowed the trees My body followed the sound Eager At the edge, mint leaves lined the water I stepped in Cold tingling my toes and replenishing my life Water danced around my ankles I walked The stones of the stream gliding under my feet Nature consumed me