Mother I Missed You
They Built a national park around, Mother. It took me forever to find you. How? Why? I still don't understand. Was I a bad tree? Why was forced to be human? I was going to be so big and strong. And. They. Cut. Me. Down. Some evil thing. Some monstrous thing. Or Things. Forced me to be human. Over. And. Over. And. Over. Mother, humans only know violence. I was born in a desert. I was born in a jungle. I was born in a city. I was born in a forest. I was born among pines. I was born among maples. I was born among trees the reached so high, Mother, and the never felt like home. And everywhere. Every time. War found me. First with stones. Then with stone-tipped spears. And then with bronze spears and bronze swords. Mother, I died so many times. So many times that I forgot... love. The only thing I kept was a talent and an understanding of violence. Sharpen the blade. As much as you can. Strike down at the neck. It will catch in their week, sad human bod
