Like A Naked Branch
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Leaves
keep accumulating
under trees.
Naked branches
greet me unabashed
on my way home.
Their canopy touches the sky
with delicate extensions, whispering –
“being bare indicates strength.”
I expose myself
and rise
like a naked branch.