Deserving Better

You deserve better than me Said the Apple to the Tree For all I do is hold you down And then I plummet to the ground. And then you I leave. You deserve better then me. You deserve better than I Spoke the old Man to his Wife For around you I tied such a heavy load Now I, must live in that woe. Then the old man softly cried. As He stammered, you deserve better than I. You deserve better than me Shouted the river to the Sea For all I do is pollute you While I never salute you. Then in the winter time I do freeze. You deserve better than me. But without you, the Sea exclaimed I would be a pond awaiting the rain You give me the strength that makes me roar And you give me the power that makes me soar. And YES, I am a mighty, mighty Sea. But without you, there would be no me. The old Woman smiled at Her Husband dear Through eyes of pain, and many years “Yes”, the load I carry it is a might load But the load I carry, is from the load I chose. Then the old Woman gave the old Man a hug. For what you called woe, I call love. I let you plummet unto the Earth Liken the way I did before your birth And I was protected, so my roots went deep Then after many years I became a Tree. And you, Deserve better than I. Spoke the Tree, to the Apple that died. Randy L. McClave