cherry trees.

and maybe we would have been good for each other
had we waited to grow into our own bones
like a tree grows into its leaves
but darling, you would never believe
that we met a little too early, when we were still kids
minds like empty containers without lids
running around, looking around for the person
we thought we were.

i thought we could grow together,
holding hands if we need each other,
like two blooming cherry trees in the field.
but neither of us could hold on and yield
and like the river curves away from the mountains
we moved in our own undulations
pulled further and further out to sea
without reaching out to where the other might be.

it saddens me to think of us like lonely
pieces of driftwood, and so instead i'd think
if i were a lighthouse, I would call you back home,
take my bulb and let it shone.
but I am not yet rooted in the earthy ground,
and so i let you go without much of a sound.
maybe when we're taller and wiser
poured into this mold we made for ourselves
maybe then we'll still fit like we did back then,
holding hands like cherry trees
all tangled up in each other's leaves.

Reviews

[Clarisse Nanoit]

"had we waited to grow into our own bones
like a tree grows into its leaves"
I LOVE THESE LINES! They are awesome. I love the thought of saying that people grow into their bones or that trees grow into their leaves when that seems counterlogical.
This covers subject matter I think everyone can relate to. There is always that someone you thought, when you were young, was the other half of your puzzle, that you would just naturally be with forever, when in fact, it rarely ever turns out that way. Kudos for capturing that in beautiful and memorable poetry. I love this piece!
KH

[Eagle Cruagh]

Your analogy is so wise, so sound.
I prefer to think, however that on
some far away shore you will meet
and the tiny piece of you that remains
intact will recognize and love the small
piece of him that you knew and life
will just resume at that point in the universe.
This is one of , . mabe even the nicest poems
that I have read. Beautiful.
---- John

[Emily Rae]

what a lovely analogy--cherry trees. you capture development, and the associated relational strains, in each part of the tree--the leaves, the roots, the ground...

I also like how you convey a sense of acceptance about drifting apart, yet you offer this possibility of eventually growing back towards one another some day.

[Lily Mae]

"Tangled up in each other's leaves" I like the thought of that.. An excellent write Lenna..x

[deeps]

One amazing write here.
I really enjoyed the meesage in this write.