I took a walk down a sloping path
Trees and brambles, nature’s bloodbath
My hands, a guide
My eyes, a map
My mouth, drooling and drawn to that amber sap
The ground below finally led me there
A trusted fort, a quiet town square
A lonely whistle serenading the unsoiled air
A symmetrical tree sat waiting like a snare
For me to take its’ paragon
But, oh, do I even dare?
Reflecting on times spent as a child adventuring through my nana’s backyard.