Lea

“FORKED BRANCHES


We grew up on the same street,
You and me.
We went to the same schools,
Rode the same bus,
Had the same friends,
And even shared spaghetti
With each other's families.


And though our roots belong to
The same tree,
Our branches have grown
In different directions.
Our tree,
Now resembles a thousand
Other trees
In a sea of a trillion
Other trees
With parallel destinies
And similar dreams.
You cannot envy the branch
That grows bigger
From the same seed,
And you cannot
Blame it on the sun's direction.
But you still compare us,
As if we're still those two
Kids at the park
Slurping down slushies and
Eating ice cream.



Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun (2010)”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Love is eternal, and growing with each breath, every kind thought, word and deed.”
― Theodore Volgoff, The Backpack

“Growing and opening the inner life in order for us to more fully take in the world is an essential part of coming to our senses.”
― Tobin Hart, The Four Virtues: Presence, Heart, Wisdom, Creation

“We learn and grow
Always building on what we know”
― Richard L. Ratliff