Gold

Have you ever noticed how the trees catch the sunlight?
It descends from the sky and the leaves rise to meet it
Simple
Have you ever noticed the way the trees grow?
Never concealing their longing for above, always striving upwards
Simple
Have you ever noticed the pattern of the light that the branches cannot hold?
It is made more beautiful by the shadows, by having been held.
Easy
Have you ever noticed the way they work together?
The branches hold the sun and they grow, each making the other more beautiful
Easy
Have you ever noticed how humans are not trees?
And we are not the sky, with its constant giving of light
We're complicated
Have you ever noticed that it's rare for people to come out and say what they feel?
Instead they pretend, they hide, and they flee for fear of pain
Complicated
I want to be a tree