Winter

By Mae Gonzalez

Long gone are the leaves of fall
Long gone are the people outside,
Hoping they would find a good pumpkin.
But I’m here.
Inside, 
Looking out the window 
covered in frost.
And I’m waiting,
To do everything I missed in the fall.
To do everything I missed in every season.
Summer, spring,
Fall.
I couldn’t do it in summer, it was just too hot.
I couldn’t do it in spring, my allergies were just too awful.
I couldn’t do it in fall, I was just getting used to the cold.
But now it’s winter. 
And the world surrounding me,
Is watching and waiting with baited breath.
I can’t make any more excuses.
Because if I do
I’ll miss everything again.

Mae Gonzalez is a writer and a poet from New Jersey. She has been writing since she was 10 years old and has loved the journey it took her on. She spends her time making sure her dog, Stanley, gets enough back scratches so he doesn’t get cranky.