There is a tree in me

Down there deep in my soul

A seed planted so long ago

Ages, years, lifetimes it has grown

Taking over my heart, my life

Defining my love

There is a secret there

A deep secret between me and the forest

Never spoken

Only felt

KnownTo us

When alone I can transform

Away from the judgmental eyes of humankind

Entering the home of my family

The touch, the smell, the warm embrace

And I hug them all

My brothers and sisters

Home once more

My feet become roots planted firmly into the rich forest floor

My shell hardened by the weathering of years, ages

Fingertips caressing the Earth’s treasures like the leaves caress my face

And I become them

It

Us

When I find the tree in me

 

I then know life

 And I live