Silver Tree | Teen Ink

Silver Tree

July 14, 2013
By swallowedbystreetlights PLATINUM, Arlington, Virginia
swallowedbystreetlights PLATINUM, Arlington, Virginia
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and I know
that you can cry
like a silver tree-
so graceful-
and you can dip
like its branches
and wrap around me like
the vines on its trunk

and I know
that you can graze
the ragged edges of my skin
like my fingernail polish
and stray from my palms
and fade in the sun

and I know
that you can shimmer through my hair
like the moon on water
and cocoon me in
the enchantment
of silver enamored with navy

and I know
that I can cry
under a silver tree-
not graceful, but
raw
and you can sway in
the wind, giving
a beautiful illusion of motion
but I know
that you can never
be truly
moved.



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on Jun. 8 2014 at 10:40 pm
CynthiaFeathers ELITE, Frisco, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
He who is bound to a star does not turn back.
Leonardo Di Vinci

You see I'm a bit of a poet, and you did not know it! What!?
~Sir Percy Blakeney

This is so gorgeous and thought provoking, well done.