In response to Octavio Paz’s “A Tree within”.
no i cannot,
i think i cannot,
and i found i cannot.
blind eyes,
deaf ears,
for the world has long become ignorant and arrogant
and the fire of passion
is put off —
dim and dark
and the blood is stagnant
and cold and bold and dead
for the gap between us
is too far to be skipped
the tree within is a tree within,
without branches to touch and to stay in touch with
without being noticed
come closer, can you hear mine?
no you cannot.
Written on 24 Jul 2014.
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