- Flux Magazine
"White Space Story" by Ava Petal Pahlavan
Updated: Nov 2, 2020
The Tree is Fragile
Don’t touch
Don’t call out
They’re sensitive
Be nice
Keep your thoughts
To yourself
No one asked
Why share
Don’t get me wrong
Your feelings are valid
But no one asked
No one wants to hear
Save your breath
For when it matters
When they’re listening
In a reasonable manner
Have a conversation
You have a point
Just save your breath
The trees are fragile
You might need it
Just save your breath
For someone who asked
Then we can focus on this tree
And forget all the fighting
Because if we’re all fighting
Mother Nature won’t be happy
And do you really want t o
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