Jesse Eisenbird from Unmake Me by Parting

In early fall through Halloween, you took a series of photographs
documenting the changing of leaves from living to last breath

You could see the trees through the window of the hospital room
where your mother was clinging to life

The changes started slow, but came more quickly now
as cancer climbed through her body like an overgrown garden

When winter stormed in loud and ahead of schedule
(like party guests arriving hours before planned),
the last shots of color you’d hoped to capture
fell a sudden and swift death

That night, you woke to the sound of nurses and doctors rushing in
to fight a battle they would not win this time

It almost felt as if she had decided to let go
when the leaves did

You waited until the anniversary passed
before you studied the photographs

The last shots of leaves were burning a deep red
as if they no longer feared death

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