Nov 2018
Her easterly side
lies barren and marred
A persistent reminder
of deeply wounding scars
I feel her conviction
to never let herself grow
attesting to the impact
that a love lost bestows
To those who don’t know her
she appears vibrant and pristine
Hidden within layering branches
the pain of separation unseen
But I know her sorrow
we are connected through pain
The evergreen and this woman
wear the residue of love’s stain
lies barren and marred
A persistent reminder
of deeply wounding scars
I feel her conviction
to never let herself grow
attesting to the impact
that a love lost bestows
To those who don’t know her
she appears vibrant and pristine
Hidden within layering branches
the pain of separation unseen
But I know her sorrow
we are connected through pain
The evergreen and this woman
wear the residue of love’s stain
11/17/18 The tree outside our window has refused to grow branches in the spot where it’s partner who had to be cut down last year used to reside. Felt a connection within the part of myself that I refuse to let grow because of a lost love.
