“Nothing Is Real in October” by Carol B. DeCanio

Carol B. DeCanio

NOTHING IS REAL IN OCTOBER

The weather itself
undecided
warm, full
but on the way out

By now all school
resolutions
in tarnish
why study for the test
when I can open the book
tomorrow

even new clothes
in the closet
beginning to slouch
en masse

Everyone in the halls
becoming a pair
now who’s left
for the dance

nothing goes on in October
even candy comes in
at the end

I’m
hanging out
in October
waiting for November
to begin

from Rattle #19, Summer 2003
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Carol B. DeCanio: “When a bleakness reigns at 2 a.m. and comfort seems all past, or when standing in a landscape of extensive beauty, or when fury rakes at thought inside, it’s the writing of poems that helps me find my way home again.”

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