Leaf by leaf by leaf
They tumble and fall
All my haggard hurts.
Like a cottonwood tree
Ever so slowly letting go,
So the heartache of my heart.
There goes a bit of sadness,
Now a leaf of anger flies;
Then it’s the dropping of self-pity.
The leaf of unforgiveness
Takes forever to fall,
Almost as long as non-trusting.
Leaf by leaf by leaf
They fall from my heart
Like a tree in its own time.
Old wounds don’t heal quickly,
They drop in despairing slowness,
Never looking at the clock.
It seems a forever process,
This healing of the hurt,
And I am none too patient.
But a quiet day finally comes
When the old tree with no leave,
is decidedly ready for the new.
And in my waiting heart,
The Branches with no leaves
Have just a hint of green.
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