My wife has grown tired
My family has grown impatient.
My friends have grown apart.
Myself, I haven’t grown at all
Like a seed deprived of water
I’ve become so dehydrated
Cracked, disintegrating, ashen
A new beginning makes such a sad end
I’ve let my insides rot
My mind run stagnant
My soul sweat away
So that all remains are the bones
Dry Bones
I’m smart enough to know
That you can’t grow trees
With alcohol for water
But I’ve been dumb enough to try
And now I’m old
Even though I’m still so young
A seed never sprouting
A forest forever missing
Imagine all the leaves for shading
All the trunks for climbing
All the life
All the fresh air
I could protect you then
From the sun, from the rain
You would love me then
You would trust me again
I feel so thirsty
Can you guide me to the well?
Guide me to river?
Guide me to the ocean?
I have a forest to grow…
