Unfocused Portrait Poem by Adora Williams

Look at the leaf
And see the potential that no one saw
You're guilty
Too much light is offensive
Brilliance shall be cut
From the roots

The only kind of tree that will do
Is the one that will die away in winter
The one that will produce no dirt
The one that doesn't outshine the grass
The one that shrinks itself to shrub

You're going to be punished by the ignorants
Because you failed to join them
In the smog
Shut the light down
Put your head down

Silent words, silent moans
Get your head down
Sleep tight