Bark and Knowledge
cold bark on thin trees
paper thin hanging barely
limbs broke and settling in grey leaves
earth as textured leaves
extends straight out and to the sides
sunlight catches the high branches
it shoots from over the hill behind
my purple Polartec jacket keeps me warm
feeling cozy in it and my favorite navy blue pants
my grey New Balance shoes anchor me from sliding into the creek below
i’m back with earth, amidst nature
i took an absence
exchanging it for the city life
riding under city lights
smooth hardwood floors and glass houses
serving as third-party anchors, the surface atop earth’s surface
as the mediator, the space between me and reality
head knowledge filled up the rooms
and talking is how friends and i grew
popping the finger in our mouths
depending on everyone to come out
metal spickets and rave show tickets
we did it right by living that life
and letting constriction take flight
no limits, only large rooms giving space to think
unlike the nature im in now
presenting me with columns of bark
faded, falling flakes extend into the earth and above my eyes
one after another adding depth to the forrest
they provide lines and walls, construction in the atmosphere
forcing the eye, the body, to alter its course,
to stop and see the need for reaction
the step to make growth happen
the head knowledge flutters from my brain
the wind takes it, throws it against the trees
it scuttles in a flurry
rearranges to the form of the earth
wrapping around each line and idea of earth
