Sow – David Sprehe
July 22, 2020
Shade tree gestating
Thin trunk. Ants crawl over skin
Caress soft bark thin stick
Leaves blacken crumble
Chest splits. Unfolds a dripping
Hole lets bugs crawl in
Bruised star
Tree branches around
Leaf buds just sprouted
Died and come again
Bruise star sits in fog
c o lo r s a long
Simple pieces remain
settle and
Deteriorate
Into nothing
Facing star
Starlight piercing nothing
Sprouting glistening shoots
Unfurling flowers