African Cypress
She breathes
Each breath flowing deeper
To her roots and roofs
She breathes the tropical air
Each breath a proliferation of another being
To her thin muscles, in vim and vigor prolonging every being
She breathes in her light
Not afraid of any heights
Light and soft, qualities each carrying weight
She is the tree I grew up knowing
Touching, feeling, breathing
The bed I shared most of my childhood dreams with
The seats I shared with many dear friends
The fence that still decorates my parents' homestead
She breathes, she lives
She breathes only one symbol, life
August 21 2015
Copyright © Njeri Hunjeri | Year Posted 2015
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