If Autumn is a Woman

Dressed in earth tones
With red lipstick
And shiny red nails,

Perfect
To the smallest detail.

If autumn is a woman
She’s misty and aloof
Careful with her words

Much like you.

Mysterious and silent
As a rainy afternoon,

Shy and compliant
Yet pervasive as perfume—

A watercolor memory,
A catchy tune
That lingers long after,

Exactly like you.