I am sorry, mi amore Platanus;
\nall the trees hanging over the river
\non the corner, sweet locust and sycamore
\nmarching up the steep stream bed
\nto escape the rising tide.
\nI didn\u2019t save you when propane tanks,
\npopping up like otters, played in the
\nriver’s current.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t rescue your cousin, Acer, either
\nfrom the steel teeth and
\nthe murder of men working there,
\nside by side when I was a kid and
\nfound just a pile of dust,
\nan old skid steer
\nparked out front by the school.<\/p>\n

I am sorry for my apologies
\nthat no longer matter;
\nDon\u2019t we both know now that
\ngood and bad are like
\ntwo trees falling pillars
\nfrom each corner of the temple,
\nwhere we wait
\nas the river softens the heart
\nbefore the saw cuts it open wide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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