I fell in Love with a Tree Today

I met a tree today

We bonded in such a way I thought only humans could

I've held its branches

I've read the inscription written on the bark of its wood

Tall it stood in its human form

The crown on her head was bigger than the norm

This tree spoke to me in a way that didn't require the use of words

I guess you can say my thoughts were heard and attended to

I spoke and the tree grew

I am an extension of this tree

You see,

We identify with each other

From my father to my mother, even my sisters and brothers, on down to my grandparents

We share similar ways that are so transparent

The essence of this tree represents life to me

I need trees to breathe clean

I need trees to mentally describe to me the things in which they have foreseen

Just like me this tree uses its senses, but in ways that are different

You are powerful and fierce just like me

You were blessed with many gifts just like me

You put the darkness around you at ease just like me

And just like me, you find solace in the trees

Actually,

I believe trees were here first

They witnessed our birth, quenched our thirst

Showered us, I mean cleansed us

Befriended us unknowingly

But I know this tree and this tree knows me

This tree spoke to me openly about her falling leaves

I mean her falling seeds

This tree not only cried out to me

She requested that I water her feet where she's been grounded by her roots

This tree spoke truth regarding our youth

She gave me clarity

She gave clear insight to this awful reality and those of the past life

So, I fell in love with this tree today

Since the tree and I are one

I guess you can say

I fell in love with me today

Metaphorically speaking I am the tree which represents strength and enlightenment