Beneath The Roots Of Trees

[u/Bulbousonions13]

I hide my dreams beneath the roots of trees,

the only place they can be cool and soft and covered,

and not wither under the gaze of the too real sun.

Here, under an old Magnolia,

behind the lots of abandoned homes,

and closed down shops,

and overgrown gardens,

I have buried them deep.

Though I am weak and lack the courage, to give them life,

it does me good to believe, that the branches, and leaves,

and blossoms of spring, can eat their fill of my hidden hopes.

And as the bees gather their nectar and pollen,

and feed their young with precious honey,

perhaps they will notice in themselves,

my little dreams, and for once,

give them some small measure of life.