Unwanted

Scarred, marred, and thorny
relationships; cast aside,
felled trees on sidewalks.

Family

Wintry sun, the son,
radiating defiance,
against trees, parents.

Shrivelling over time,

crippling under the world’s weight—

the ageing, the tree.

Waking blurry eyed,
though ashamed and regretful—
adult? Accepted.

Scene from picture books;
eye-popping and unreal;
sometimes seems nature.