April Fools

You are April

False starts

False hope

Gray skies that tease sun

The lie of spring

Which never seems to come

The lies of Earth Day

The unexpected earthquake

The grief that comes with the ending of old ways

I thought you were the sun getting ready to shine

But you are the clouds that won’t part

I thought you were the first green of spring

But you are the crowfoot grass with unwelcome roots in my heart

I thought you wanted to know me more

But you only wanted time apart