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His POV: dont you understand youre my new tree little lady first one failed taken out cut down gone gone GONE so you second tree dont move dont leave dont move stay stay stay thats all i need everything else fades i fade out something stays STAYs until the end you do That oh so well Little lady: i knew "youre my new tree little lady" i stayed I STAYED no branches no leaves just panicked shallow breaths trying so trying not to move wrong so wrong second tree different place same outcome i knew still stayed I STAYED dont you cry little lady dont you cry second trees dont last never meant to stay
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Apr 21
Apr 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM UTC
Dont you cry, little lady. Just STAY
His POV: dont you understand youre my new tree little lady first one failed taken out cut down gone gone GONE so you second tree dont move dont leave dont move stay stay stay thats all i need everything else fades i fade out something stays STAYs until the end you do That oh so well Little lady: i knew "youre my new tree little lady" i stayed I STAYED no branches no leaves just panicked shallow breaths trying so trying not to move wrong so wrong second tree different place same outcome i knew still stayed I STAYED dont you cry little lady dont you cry second trees dont last never meant to stay
Wrote this because my bf was terribly close to suicide. If his tree didn't get cut down he would be dead. I am his second tree, choosing to stay. I wish he would choose to STAY. He does not want me to stay
Gorotika
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Apr 21
Apr 21, 2026 at 4:19 PM UTC
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