The Living

For the living, for the dead, for those 
who hang in between
If to die is to die then why is there 
still something green?
After the axes and fires that eat up 
these grasses and trees?

Yes, trees leave their seeds and 
seeds leave their seeds for trees to 
never die
Tell this to my ears and this to my 
heart so eyes should never cry

To those we love, to those we think 
we  have forever lost
We'll grow and bloom and leave more 
seeds for you at every cost.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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