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Mysterious forest,
looking so safe and comforting,
showing its flourishing green canopy
and outer saplings.

Within,
gnarled, decaying trees
litter the ground.

In the midst
of these dying woods
stands a tree older than age
with dead, mangled branches
     protruding 
from every knot hole.

Still
in the upper most layer
green life springs forth
like the life support
of a dying man.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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