Show me how to grow patiently
Into an empty sky
Show me how to grow
Nowhere
Without asking
Why
Teach me to be still and open
While the insects feast
Teach me never to turn away
From the curious face of a child so close
And the fingers that reach to embrace
Though they may break me
I may even die
Show me how to keep growing
Everywhere
Without asking
Why
Show me the bush to which I belong
The fertile soil where the roots I cannot see
Stretch deep into the earth
Giving life to both you
And me
Art by Kėkė 