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I dreamt of a tree dying.

It was uprooted and murdered by a force I cannot comprehend

The tree splintered and cracked like a chicken bone in a wolverines maw

Its roots like raven claws frantically slashed at the sky suffocating for a foundation

It screamed like an infant

I open my eyes

To dream of the earth dying is nothing new

To watch in awe of its beauty is something I don’t do

To hold a dead bird in my hand and demand it sing

To hold a gift in my hand and not feel a thing

So as I reflect on this dream of horrific beauty

I offer nothing profound in my reaction

Crush the sun into my bones

It is well-known I don’t bleed

Curse me dead and rape my home

And I will show you how I’ve grown

I was affected

But, emotion should never be expected

Allow me to process the world as best I can

I am a common man that is sick of panicking, sick of managing, sick of damaging, sick of bandaging

Crush the sun into my bones

Let the mountains watch me die

Curse me dead and rape my home

I will never fucking comply

With goosebumps on my neck

And a rage in my breath

I stomp the earth with bare feet and scream, “I am incomplete!”

Ripe with indifference

Void of preference

I trudge forward

Aimless soul

I trudge forward

Toward fulfillment

I dreamt of the tree again and it never died

It fought with all its might against the force I can’t describe

It did more than just survive the force

It had its way with its predator

Viciousness the only resort

What I misperceived as a deathscream

Was a warcry

I open my eyes, now complete