Rain On An Oak
It's raw on bark—
Showing it how to feel.
Leaves shudder from under the clouds,
Seen at last.
(All it wants to do now is
Get through to hang up light.)
I tore a limb.
Veins spill, as green
Masks fingers; now dead to a reason.
(I thought of everything in my heart;
the leaves have too many eyes on scars.)
I'm undone by peltings on wood—
Again, I want for all that's still good—
(I am covered...)
This forest;
It grows without malice,
Through and in
Everything it touches.
Copyright © Paige Hind | Year Posted 2023
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