Family Tree

Family Tree 

 We grow and disperse 
We learn the ways of life
Ways that lead us astray 
Some learn and gain wisdom 
Others learn to use knowledge against others

The ways of life 
Life is like a tree 
Starts from a simple seed
Sprouts into what we call the beauty of nature 
Each slowly fades away
A dry branch plucked out by the wind and blown away…
Just like family

The ones that were here before us die
and we are left with memories 
As kids, we grow together
but just like a tree with many branches 
we grow in different directions 
each one with their own path 


Poem by Emma, eThekwini-Durban, South Africa, July 2025
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