Hoarding

Hoarding

Interior clutter with years of accumulated debris
all the work to purge years of now useless things
beliefs that no longer produce fruit
branches hang barren and lifeless
no blossom of fruit

Left wondering why clung so tightly to the trunk
what was so comforting about the bark
that pulls off in my grip exposing the deadness

Perhaps it is time to let it go
grieve the loss and enjoy the warmth
burning the trunk and humus brings

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