Tears of Me

<p>That Archaic Tree</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Standing there lifeless</p><p>Beaten by time</p><p>Birds are no longer attracted to thee</p><p>Roots are no longer its backbone</p><p>Wishing the leaves would cover it</p><p>But they have fallen and withered away</p><p>That fragile tree</p><p>The rain has ignored him</p><p>Forsaken by the sun</p><p>An outcast to the wilderness</p><p>Waiting for its help to come</p><p>Help that it once provided shade for</p><p>Standing there lifeless</p><p>Still waiting for a return</p><p>That lonely abandoned tired tree</p><p>Our elders</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0); background-color: transparent;>From the Poet:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0); background-color: transparent;><span class=ql-cursor></span>As a teen I had more of a love for drawing instead - writing was never interesting to me. In school I had a particular assignment and that's when I wrote my first poem called What Love is Like. A lot of my classmates liked the poem and in that moment I thought </span><em style=color: rgb(0 0 0); background-color: transparent;>I may be good at this</em><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0); background-color: transparent;>. Years later as many trials in my life began to unfold I began writing more and more and overtime my love for poetry grew. It became an outlet for me to be able to release all the emotions I was feeling.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgb(0 0 0); background-color: transparent;>Writing poetry has helped me cope with a tremendous amount of hurt and pain and it has also helped me to express myself more. It's always my desire to convey positive messages to my readers. It is my goal to teach and spread God's Word through my poetry so that people who stumble upon my work may find comfort and healing. There is power in words. I want people to be able to view my work and say She understands how I feel! I believe my poems are rays of light and so my poetry is a reflection of me.</span></p><p><br></p>