Red Petals Floating in the Wind

Red Petals Floating in the Wind

The red petals floating in the wind were not petals at all.

My eyes frozen with tears, I walked towards you slowly, though your form was limp.

I looked all around.

There, in the petals that turned into stains, I saw the fear you clutched inside your heart.

It made me laugh, will you forgive me?

I laughed out of despair, that you never told me any of these things.

Why was it that you were afraid?

We held hands under the cherry blossom, pressing our palms together tightly.

Was I not warm enough? Was the world so cold you didn't notice?

Well, either way it doesn't matter anymore.

Because the red petals floating in the wind were not petals at all.