I am the tree that breathes in carbon
And releases oxygen back into the air
I have absorbed the pain
That was fed to me
And within my soul, sparked a chemical reaction
Somehow
I inhaled the hate
That burned and dug it’s thorns
Into my lungs and spirit
Once expelled and exhaled
The hottest brightest loving light
Poured from my pores
And given without hesitation
With warmth to every child in rotation
The body that was beaten and hit
Now hugs the little ones
Fills the...