Yes.
Yes is a vulnerable word.
It leaves you wide open
like a tree.
Make the sound.
Notice the longing in the back of your throat.
Send it out now through your lips:
the best dream you have—
full of hope.
It doesn't matter that your leaves
will leave.
It doesn't matter what the others
see or say.
The beautiful yes of trees
will stand
and breathe
life, health
to the struggling creatures
of this world.