A Tall Tree

I stood in front of a tall tree

Each limb beckoning to me.

Its trunk wanted to swallow me whole

So, I ran.

The irony of my disposition,

What happened to the heavens?

Fireflies twisted between the leaves

Emboldened my heart.

Tears brought on by clouds and grey skies,

so

I looked up to the heavens in search for the stars,

Yet all I found were the emptiness of the night.

I decided to turn back, but when I looked around I saw nothing but flightless clouds.