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Money Tree
i. devotion
Out near the window
From morning to night
young and old bow
before my trunk.
Mother hymns of prosperity,
melodies fill my stem
Brother comes, grooms my leaves
feeds me air
Father showers me with praises
my roots with water he spray
All with one wish in mind
ii. despise
Out came the scissors that groom my petals
you drink water and breathe our air,
yet prosperity you do not bear
Brother comes and plucks my leaves,
scars non can fix
Mother looks the other way
My roots stuck in the dirt
forever trapped within the earth
They shower not with water or air
Their ears cannot hear my cries of anguish
iii. despair
Out near the sun
Where my petals face
Together they gather up,
around me they all pray
tears water my stem
Fear clouds their eyes
Greed pierce their hearts
for it is too late,
I take in one last breath
sink into the depth
along I took one last look,
for prosperity I no longer bear
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