Out of Season

Today I was driving
and I was looking at the yellowing leaves
and the oranging leaves
and the reddening leaves
and it made me think about autumn
which made me think about pumpkins
which made me think about pie
which made me think about Thanksgiving
which made me think about the parade
which made me think about Santa Claus.
And I got to thinking,
about that time in your life,
when every adult you know
would lie to you, right to your face
for years and years and years.
Just so that it seemed like there was a little magic in the world.