Do you think you understand 💥

How can you say you know me, 💥

When you’ve only seen my skin, 💥

And not the untamed world I hide, 💥

That’s growing deep within, 💥

You haven’t heard my ribs all creak, 💥💥

Behind each plaited vine, 💥💥

Or swum beneath the waterfall, 💥💥

Swaying with the breezes, 💥

That come dancing past my tongue, 💥

That cascades down my spine; 💥

You’ve not been here for long enough, 💥

To watch a new life start, 💥

Or find the run-down castle, 💥

Lying just inside my heart, 💥

You haven’t climbed the branches, 💥

That is wrapped around each lung, 💥💥

Don’t mark me with your footprints, 💥💥

If you plan to leave too soon, 💥

And only want to know me, 💥

When my plants are all in bloom, 💥

Because the birdsong might be pretty, 💥💥

But it’s not for you, they sing, 💥💥

And if you think my winter is too cold, 💥💥

You don’t deserve my spring.💥💥