Nov 2020
paulSN
I cannot betray
who it is that I am,
little beauty-
and so, in doing so
I will continue to hold on
to that which I know
truly gives me strength;
but..
I cannot help but hope
that as I do, the rain
that waters my tree
and helps me to stand--
also waters
and brings nourishment to
the very roots
of the beautiful sapling that is you.
I do it for me, because I know
that is what I must do- stand.
Know that you are deeply embedded
within my very growth rings, so
as I stand
and sing
of the very rain that
provides the very thing we need,
I stand for you also:
and everyone else who is a struggling
sapling such as I once was.
You are me
and I am you.
We both thrive on the same water.
I cannot betray
who it is that I am,
little beauty-
and so, in doing so
I will continue to hold on
to that which I know
truly gives me strength;
but..
I cannot help but hope
that as I do, the rain
that waters my tree
and helps me to stand--
also waters
and brings nourishment to
the very roots
of the beautiful sapling that is you.
I do it for me, because I know
that is what I must do- stand.
Know that you are deeply embedded
within my very growth rings, so
as I stand
and sing
of the very rain that
provides the very thing we need,
I stand for you also:
and everyone else who is a struggling
sapling such as I once was.
You are me
and I am you.
We both thrive on the same water.
