The Trees, the Trees, the Trees. The god-damned Trees.I’m smoking again. A lot. My mouth feels raw, but it gives me something to do with my hands.
I laid under the familiar branches, cold, early Monday afternoon. “What is it, you silent things?” My arms were clutched to my breast. “Come on. Come on.” I’m pushing and pushing, and nothing is offering resistance.
“I can’t revolve around you anymore.” I walked home and dug a small hole in the middle of my front lawn.
"Is that what I think it is?" Clarke asked, approaching, pointing at a red pot beside me.
"Yeah."
"In your own yard?"
"Yeah." With hesitant fingers I transfered Mrs. Scurfield's seedling from the pot to the hole.
"Jesus."
I walked inside and made three phone calls: Mr. Hung and Birdie, Susan, and Mrs. Scurfield. I walked back outside. Clarke was staring at my Tree.
"In your own yard." He knelt down and patted the dirt.
"Clarke, you're invited to a party at my place. Tonight at 8."
"Sure."
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The wind has knocked the leaves off many trees, but not mine. They are too dense, and so I've been watching the edges disintegrate; out there for hours, staring through the windshield.
I walked to the dump with Clarke yesterday, and brought my video camera. "How does it work?" he asked.
I handed it to him. "Try to get a shot of me walking."
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