dear fall,

today is the first official day of you and yet I can’t feel you at all. why are you letting summer drown out your glory. thank you for your attempts at selflessness, but you need to stand up for yourself a little more and let those of us who love you so much able to appreciate you. when the times comes, stand up to winter too. I hear this year, he’s going to be really rough and mean. please protect me from that. stay as long as you’d like, really. I caught a slight glimpse of you on my drive to north carolina a few weeks ago and was shocked to see parts of you changing. were you just playing tricks on me? please hurry and visit soon... me and my boots are anxiously awaiting you.