Weirdly homoerotic tree: oh yeah, climb up me. my branches can hold the weight of you two teens. the way you walk across my branch *shudders*

going to choke

out the life

of years of rain

thunder and sun

of the seasons I’ve thrived

of the weight of heaven

that ive endured

the sweet starlight

the song of the wild

in my roots

this vine, a badge,

and slowly, my undoing

despite years