Its’ petals were dying,
Other
flowers could see it,
Some
flowers were smiling,
For
they could not wait to occupy its space.
The
stalk could not stand anymore,
It
was no longer fruitful.
It
had been deprived of its sun,
It
had been deprived of a lot of things.
Once
green, now brown,
Once
straight now bent,
Once
surrounded with friends, now standing alone,
Until
she came along.
She
flew around looking for shelter,
She
flew around looking for food,
She
flew around and she saw it,
She
flew away, but she flew back to it.
Tears
rolling down her eyes,
For
she saw life leaving it.
She
flew away because she could not bear it,
She
flew back because she could help it.
She
saw the cause of all this sadness.
An
enormous tree, spreading its branches,
Its
branches spread all over the space, covering the sun,
inhibiting everything
this poor fellow needed to smile again.
And
as the sun rose that morning,
She
flew to a branch and made way for the sun to pass through.
In
her sweat, she inhaled and pushed the branches away.
He
felt it, he felt hope
Something
was happening,
Life
was happening.
Strength
was coming upon him,
He
was standing, he was trying,
Then
it was gone.
Looking
around, he saw nothing,
For
a minute, there was hope,
In
another, there was darkness.
The
bird flew away because the sun was gone,
But
she had another plan.
Looking
at himself, he was no more.
Petals
drop daily and timely,
Sleep
eluded him for everyday is dark.
People
take the piss at him,
Even
the ants dump their food at his root.
Then
he saw all of them,
In
that darkness, he heard all of them.
Flock
of birds, all perching on a branch,
The
sunray coming through over their head,
Hitting
him like electricity,
Jolting
him straight up,
so
much better than photosynthesis.
The
fear of death all swept away,
The
tears of fear all wiped away,
The
garment of death all torn away,
The
smile of hope is worn again.
Every
morning before the sunrise, they perch,
Giving
way for the sun to rise on me,
Giving
way for me to stand again,
Giving
way for me to live again.
Once
brown, now green,
Once
dying, now alive,
Once
broken, now whole,
Once
alone,now surrounded.
