That Tree

That tree

The tree that was always there.

The tree that stood upon that soil for thousands of years and thousands to come.

People punched it thinking, ‘it was just a tree.’

Families falter and sit down at the green grass next to it trying to fathom the idea of a eloquent tree.

The picturesque tree.

Neighbours new to the town stare at it in aflunters.

That tree that was consoling people who were dispossessed.

The Tree