apple doesn’t fall far

she tried to hide me

not realizing i was husk

that would one day grow larger than her

to watch as she comes

tired and dirty from being soiled

looking uneasy for rest

finding my shaded trunk

and seeing her name carved in weepy sap it at the bottom

but there are fruits above

that she cannot reach

that are touched by the sky

that plant again

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sh ape         you don’t know language yet

shape          you don’t know proper grammar yet

sharpen       you don’t know what you’re saying yet

shrapnel      yet i am sorry that my words ruined you

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the best advice i can give

is to not think that you don’t need advice

for you are better than i