“heartwood”
The only part of a tree that dies when it stops growing
is the heartwood
which pretty much holds true for people too.
You could count my growth rings
if you could take a cross-section of my insides,
but it would leave me shot through with holes
or split entirely in half
and it would probably hurt.
Considering our relationship with gravity
it’s pretty surprising we only teach people to stand
and don’t teach people
how to fall,
but we tell people that when you do fall
you will only fall once.
We never talk about the regrowth,
the spaces you open for newcomers when you’re down
how you can house entire civilizations
by instinct.
Know that what grows up out of you
can fall too
and really
you’re less like a tree
and more like a whole
forest.
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