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Sometimes, I Prune

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sometimes
I prune
things that were once 
live
vibrant
once having meaning and value
got sick and died along the way
before succumbing
reached out their infested limbs to
infect other well-meaning branches
live
currently having meaning
value
purpose

sometimes
I prune
before the sickness turns my green into a sad 
morbid yellow
then
a blackness of death
spreading branch to branch
and eventually
killing the entire tree
which was once vibrant
meaningful
full of purpose
which is the end of me

sometimes
I prune
but before I do
every attempt is made to revive
to survive its sickness
maybe remove a leaf
here or there
I owe it that
because it once had meaning
purpose
once a part of the big picture
part of the trunk
the roots
which is me

 
so
I wrote a poem
condensed it
added water
poured it into a spray bottle
and applied
one last attempt to
revive it
the next morning
it bore
once again
lively
meaningful
purposeful
fresh fruit

 

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mlowe5 says:

Thus, is the needed awareness of watering the mind in times of dehydrating apathy. Also, continue to cut away any and all that that tends to inhibit "...lively...purposeful...[meaningful]...[fresh poetic fruit..." ONE. PEACE AND LOVE.

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