There is Chaos in the Trees

February 6th 2024

There is chaos in the trees.

Why else would the branches

begin to bend and break

under the weight

of a few little offshore breezes?

If we withstand the winds

as they roar through the streets,

we preserve an unforgiving

branch of humanity. Yet

the same great storm,

in all its might, would not

be survived by the trees.

Selfishly, I would rather

protect the roots and branches

and leaves, as in time gone by

they have protected me.