Every Breath

I shake the trees taking their leaves
Scattering them on the streets
I blow, pulling someone’s hair
as they walk their dog, stepping on the fall leaves
I shift turning the wind sock
changing directions,
choosing the way
I turn in circles like a puppeteer making the leaves dance
I tiptoe and tap, sneaking silently about
whispering through the night
knocking on doors
I slip and slither
pulling and prying
Twisting,
Changing,
Taking,
I push the clouds
I never stop, I’m always
Going
Flowing
Grabbing
and moving
sometimes in full gusts
That howl and swirl
sometimes soft and light
Like an evening breeze by the beach
Salt floating through the skies
I am calm and quiet, adding mood to a deep night
I am loud and stormy, screaming muffled noises just to get attention
I can create
And destroy
I have many sides,
Many moods,
I am only a small detail in a big world
Something to see but never to understand
I am always changing
Always looking on and over
For you