October Leaves

I stumbled in at 3 a.m.

But you didn't want to

I tried again at half past ten

You still don't want to

Your hips have this way of saying no way

An impenetrable barricade

Something I said? Something I did?

What's made you so defensive?

Something you heard? Something you learned?

The season's changing, it's for the worse

You used to call me on your break

But you've been so busy

You used to bring me tomato soup

But you keep forgetting

As the groundskeeper rakes up the October leaves

It occurs to me, trees can't hide anything

Something I said? Something I did?

You've been acting so distant

Something you heard? Something you learned?

The trees are barren, the leaves have turned

The days when we made it the world was green

Now autumn has fallen, everything's changed

October leaves

I woke up this morning

You were off to work

No kisses, no coffee

No morning paper

"Hey"

"Yes?"

"Are you sleeping?"

"No"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yes"

"Are you cheating on me?"

"No"

"Are you lying?"