Incomplete Tree
My family is very big and jumbled up.
Don’t know much about my family,
It remains a bit of a mystery.
The real height of our tree,
It is unknown to me.
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I don’t know all our roots,
Or the soil it was sown in,
Pulled ourselves by our boots,
Or anyone else’s sin.
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Our branches go so high,
I don’t know where to begin.
Going straight to the sky,
And some are so thin.
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A few I can easily climb,
Done so since I was a kid.
Got easier for me over time,
Just like everything else did.
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Grandpa’s family is unknown,
Burdened by our silence.
Our family tree is overgrown,
And torn up by violence.
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Raphael Fontenelle
Horror movie fan trying to write decent horror.
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The ending lines are very impactful - well done!