Sunday, October 14, 2012

Where They Don't Grow

©Stacie Sandall

Leaf-adorned soldiers
struggle to stretch
from a seasoned nap.

Bark-laced rubble
amongst cracked earth
and frayed grass.

The deadened nerves
of earth's thick skin
saddens even I.

Let the foliage fall,
kindred spirits,
and succumb.

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