Grounded
I once saw a man chain himself to a tree
And said he wouldn’t leave until the tree
Recognized who he was
The tree didn’t want him there
Because he didn’t like him
And knew they could never be friends
He was hurt and took
His chain home
And was alone again
He believed his words
Had purpose
And he felt alive
But it meant nothing
Because the tree didn’t like him
And he became desperate
The tree didn’t care
About the matters of death
And the pursuit of life
The tree felt alive
Because he was alive
And had no meaning to cause
Because when the sun shines
He feels like an old friend
Reaches out to him
And his soul soars
When the wind
Blows through his leaves
He knew the man was desperate
And wanted to let him die
The way he wanted to die
Like some love affair
That can give no more
And knowing its over
The time to fight was no more
Because there was nothing to fight for,
And once again he sat in his room alone, and stared out the window.
Copyright © Todd Borstad | Year Posted 2013
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