Tree of Life

I’ve been quiet
finding solace under the tree of life
how many times I’ve sat here
watched seeds fall

reading Revelations
laying sheet after page to my left
practicing how I’d one day
tuck in my own children    right
give them voice to story
S.T.E.M to sow
gifts to grow

teach them to plant the tree
not carve their name
to yield fruit not flesh
but bark    when they need to
be an olive   branch of hope
be   rooted
in this soiled world

call me a sap but…

I’ve been quite
muting the monotone for higher frequency
one only “thee one” can hear
when you’re left speechless
pressing my lips
upon the most attentive audience
there’s that saying, “if I Inspire even one person it would be worth it”

well, have you ever heard a heart applaud?
replace murmur with melody
give rhythm to your cadence
amplify your meaning with their effort
say I love you a different way every day
till you become more art than artist

I’ve been quiet
because now it’s time to listen and feel

@Nourish_Cruz