To soothe
the injured
Tree
SCRAPE
the ragged edges off
the
Wound
leave the bark smooth and tight
to the wood
the bark heals
AROUND
the Wound’s edge
never covers it
you may want to apply an antibiotic ointment
the Tree
CAN
grow back
from
a Stump
The
Roots are still there
but a broken branch
will never
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Linea Jantz (she/her) is a freelance journalist with articles in publications including Singletracks, The Dyrt Magazine, and Trail Sisters Journal. She has worked in a wide range of roles over the years including waste management, medical records staff, teacher, and paralegal. She has poetry forthcoming in Thimble Literary Magazine, Last Leaves, and the Life’s Wonders Anthology by Black Pear Press.
I love writing / contemplating visual poetry – and I enjoyed contemplating your beautiful-bravely-broken tree …