Literature
Life As A Tree
One more balloon's been added to the tree.
Oh, I can feel its fiery red,
Ready to stretch its skin and
Burst.
Fifteen years - the tree's grown old, weary,
Tired.
Her dead arms fall heavy.
Her feet planted into the ground.
She awaits, dreadfully, every year for
A new balloon has grown.
A year more of overwhelming days.
The balloons cling on to her.
None of them will leave.
It will stay with her
Until the day she dies.