Saw a tree
growing
out of an old
abandoned house,
it’s branches
poking through
the windows
and out of holes
in the walls.
Nature is marvelous.
It seeks a way
to grow
inside of everything.
Nothing can stop it,
as least,
not for long.
One day,
when we are gone,
they say that nature
will reclaim
everything.
The cities,
the roads,
the sky.
It is nature’s
imperative
to grow
and bring together,
but not me;
I have grown apart.
HG – 2022
