My Dear Evergreen

I am overwhelmed,

The sirens, the screams,

Yet your strength rectifies me,

From your root to your uttermost leaf,

I wish I could carry you with me.

You renew,

You witness the same things that I do,

Yet you don't appear to die at all,

Your leaves fall,

And new babes await. 

I die daily,

Watching hollow death,

Observing hypnotized souls hurt each other,

It never fails,

…and I die.

I wish I could take you with me,

From the start of my day to the finish,

I wish I could take your stance and post it in my heart,

I wish I could push newness into this space,

I wish I could have your courage, your spirit.

Instead, I sit here beneath your greatness,

Hoping for better days yet knowing better,

And tomorrow I will do it all over again,

My dear evergreen,

I will return to death, without you.