We start in Winter,

With her dark locks,

And smiling face that’s warm and soothing,

Even when it’s snowing,

Even when it’s too hard to go on,

Then she leaves.

Then she melts as quickly as she came.

And it’s sudden,

You don’t notice until it’s right in your face.

Then Spring comes along,

With the flowers in her hair,

And the laughter that sound like freedom,

Even when it’s raining,

Even when the world feels like it may stop.

Then she leaves too.

Then she escapes in the middle of the night,

And you’re left with the smell of flowers and the feel of sun,

You wonder how you messed up this time.

Suddenly Summer’s there to pick up the pieces,

With her blonde hair,

And the beams that feel like you’re the only person on Earth,

Even when it’s too hot,

Even when you wonder how she does it,

Then she too leaves,

Then she merges into September,

And you don’t even realise until it’s too late,

You’re left with the feeling you missed out.

Then Autumn comes along,

With her auburn plait,

And the eyes that focus only on you,

Even when it starts to get cold,

Even when everything’s changing,

Then she abandons you for the fourth time,

Then she starts to drift away,

And you watch this time,

You don’t know what you could’ve done differently.

And every time,

You wonder,

Was there something you could’ve done differently?

Was there something you could say?

Something you could do?

Or are you destined to watch everything you love leave?

Are you fated to watch everything change,

While you stand on the sidelines.

Asking Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn,

To please stay.

To give you another day.

But then you look back,

And you realise that they never left,

Not really.

They’re still there inside you,

And they always would be.

You realise that now you’re soothing like Winter,

And you laugh as easily as Spring.

You bring sunshine like Summer,

And you focus on people like Autumn.

And you realise that no one ever truly leaves,

And neither will you.