if we were trees
we’d grow in each other’s arms
we’d be each other’s shade
and we’d be each other’s shelter
if we were trees
our roots would be intertwined
and if you got sick
i’d send you the right chemicals to make you better
and if i broke a branch
you’d mend me
but most importantly
if we were trees
we’d have longer than the never promise, but always hopeful, 60 years together
we’d grow side by side for lifetimes
thousands of years
and when our time was up
we’d fall back to the earth that tended us
tended each other
and we’d begin all over again
as seeds
if we were trees.
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