Redwood Tree is Written Sequoia Sempervirens in Cursive
I crawled like a mole beneath the needles.
My fingers clawing through moist soil,
my hair catching on roots as big as arms,
my shoulders speckled with dirt
where most girls likely have freckles.
I heard twenty times from your mouth,
at least,
that you wanted to climb that tall tree.
I am Atlas on my tip toes pushing the weight
that feels like it crushes me,
though my spine is very straight
and probably very elegantly poised.
I writhed like a worm beneath the trunk
and with all my might
brought the three hundred and seventy feet
you had your eye so keenly fixed on
crashing to the forest floor.
I wanted to see you at the crown
of that tall tree.
My hand, from all that work,
was too dirty for you to hold.
I heard twenty times from your mouth,
at least.
2 comments:
KAte, i read this again tonight. It is so beautiful. I love it so much. Thanks for sharing little bits of your heart in such beautiful ways.
oh and i want more of your poetry. kind of like the Holy Spirit.
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