I'm a willow tree in a wind storm
a sapling trapped in a typhoon
I'm bending as far as I can
but the storm won't end soon
my leaves are stripping away
my defenses leave my limbs bare
my roots are clinging hard as they can
but you don't even care
I wish I was unshakeable
I wish I was made of stone
and that these storms wouldn't touch me
maybe then I'd be left alone
but I am a twig
tossed in inside a hurricane
struggling to hold it together
fighting against silent pain
the winds are screaming in my ears
I wonder how much more I'll take
there's only so much I can withstand
before the strongest willow breaks
©tammylynn
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