don't walk away

glittering speckled flakes
falling from my face
in the sun they glisten
in the night they’re unseen

in the daylight

I turn away so
no one sees my face

at night I stand still
in the dark
breathing quietly
if at all

alone, I strum my guitar

of lamenting strings
verses floating on a puddle
of tears at my feet
some may listen to my song
but then, all walk away

I listen every morning
to my only friends

nesting upon
their arboreal lair

they never walk away

although, they can fly free
but always they come back
to greet me the next day