Uh oh...You're Dead! (Talking to Trees 2)

In the midst of all the lush green

There you are

Tall and strong

But you're dead

What happened?

Somehow you got disconnected

From your life source

From your roots

From the vine

Did disease set in slowly?

Something you should have paid attention to earlier?

Was it little bugs?

Something you thought you could handle on your own?

But you were too strong

And then the infestation grew, and grew

And before you knew it you were a goner

From other angles, you still look really good

From down below, no one would even know

You're still covered in lush green

Those that came and surrounded you

Drew on your strength

But their fruit, even you helping them bear fruit

Is no indication of your life

Their fruit is only a sign of the life in them

The sign of your life would be the fruit growing on you

And there is none

Do you even know you are dead?

Did you even notice the slow decay?

Or did you ignore the signs?

Were you so busy that you could not tell?

So caught up with all the life around you

When the life left you

You couldn't even tell?

Sometimes, actually,
No one can tell even from other angles.

Winter soon comes

All the others will lose their leaves too

Ah, that will be comforting

Then they will all look just as barren as you

You still have some use

You can still support others

Bearing their weight

Until they discover you can no longer support

But someday you will not even be able to bear your own weight

Someday the truth that IS already

Will be evident to all

You will come crashing down

Fit only to be burned

(Mostly written October 4, 2010--a day I was seeking God, and hearing Him speak through trees--words of warning, parables of life. This is the second Talking to Trees entry, see Talking to Trees 1 here)