
We Grow Together
You leaned over me, to shade me from harm You poised your strengthened arms for true support Hoisted, crawled up to your bough, strong with arms You welcomed me into your nature fort Your girth reminds me of my own true strength When life of wanders strengthened my own thighs Your size reminds me of my life’s own length How when we grow together we reach skies Dare we plan a life, as my journal fills To plan a destiny, filled with hope sought Your own ancestors pulp gave me the will To document a life well-worn from thought Together we are ready for our cause You present to me ready without pause Lisa Tomey May 9, 2022 This poem is in response to the weekly Living Poetry Prompt