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by: Edward Rochester Esq - Sun, 11 Sep 2022 15:10 UTC

When I am among the trees,
my pee snatched by the breeze
as willows weep a golden yellow
and the honeybees forget
to sting as they swim near the river
I call home.

I would say they envy me, free to pee among the trees
but again, I am so distant from the hope of me
in which my goodness, and discernment have now left
as I walk slowly, and bow often to Mike
for the fish fry as the trees stir in their leaves,
calling out, "Please leave."

My pee flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“you have come into the world to do this,
pissing your life away on all our beautiful trees."

with thanks to Mary Oliver, Cento created from her poem
"When I Am Among the Trees"

Posted, with link by Jordo.

by Edward Rochester Esq.

I never killed a man that didn't deserve it. -- Mickey Cohen

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