Poetry On Odyssey: If I Were A Tree​
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Poetry On Odyssey: If I Were A Tree​

Poetry about a girl wondering what would happen if she was a tree.

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Poetry On Odyssey: If I Were A Tree​
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In the evening grace,


She left a trail of tears.


Soft, unremembered tears


Fled from her eyes


To the steps of her porch.


Drip.


Drop.

Drip.

Drop.


The splatter of rain


Awakened her from her thoughts.


The trees fluttered


Side to side,


Catching the raindrops.


The trees happily lapped it up,


Basking in eternal rainfall.


Side to side.


The girl smiled with peace.


'If I was one of those trees?'


If I was sturdy and strong


Like those trees.


She thought to herself


A happier thought.


If I was a cloud


Or a bridge Or a kite,


Then would I still be me?


Of all the creatures in the world,


If I was a lynx, a turtle, or a fox,


Then would would I still remember


My ABCs?


Would I run faster,


Jump higher,


Chomp louder?


Would I lead the pack


Or would I stumble back?


If my jeans fit just right,


If I knew the right words to say,


If I knew how to

Get rid of ramen stains,


Then would boys notice me?


If I was good at math,


talked clearer,


Or whistled,


Then would adults take me seriously?


If I stopped quoting movies


Or if I stopped looking for answers.


If my name was Regina Phalange


Or Erica or Sue or Rick.


If,


If,


If.


If I did this or that,


Or if I did neither or both,


Then would I be happier?


If I was anything but myself


Or if I was nothing but,


Who would have the last words to say?


But in the end,


The girl was just as confused


As she was from the start.


She stood there puzzling


Under the pouring rain.


Drip drop.


Side to side.


The girl looked and found


The tree still grateful,


Still refreshed,


And still yes, a tree.


Her tears disappeared


Without a trace


Under the clouds and out of the rain.


Drip.


Drop.


Side to side.


She thought to herself


'If I were a tree.'

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