Change of Heart

Change of Heart

The Tree
As it stands
Once tall and lush
Green and proud
Now barely alive
Branches broken
Struck by lightning
The leaves half fallen
It hangs its head
Toward the ground
Ready to sleep forever
Tired and hollow
Harsh winds of memories
Attempt to knock it down
After forever standing through the rain
Its roots, strong and pure
Never give up
Deeply embedded beneath
The storm, and mud, and bugs
Cling with such a force
To make the tree shelter it
To save it, feed it
The sun tries to revive
The leaves change and grow
Only the side struck stays
Forever burnt, ever fading, always there
Half alive, half dead
Half good, half evil
Half light, half dark
Half and Half
The change of heart