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Her leg was my favorite tree to lean against. Most times I'd lean my back there and listen to her for hours. I'd stare at the pattern of clouds that hovered above my head. The wind sweeping beneath her dress in perfect amount of shade. The rustle of fabric against skin. Here I felt I could be myself. I found peace in an abundance of silence. Turned the opposite way, her roots. I rested my head against redwood skin. Free to be myself. She was my sanctuary. Standing still in her strength. I became a part of her, Sitting still. listening to her intently, the debris left behind from most storms. I'd take my time, to help fix the broken branches. Keeping weeds as far from her as I could. Learning to compromise in a moment of trust, leaning my head against her lower leg once more. The shade she provided in her selflessness. The rustle of my hand against her leaves. Letting parts of her former self go to grow anew. My head nestled soft against skin. I watered her every chance that I could, Watching the same water sprinkle down on me like rain. I rested my head against her lower leg for a moment longer. Learning to be still in the moments that pass like clouds
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