Chamaco The Tree

Chamaco was a tree for a thousand years

before he died

he fathered millions and millions

of leaves

his branches had their own

peculiarities

he exchanged tons of air

with the sky

memorized

the fleeting clouds

followed the sun

absorbed the dark moonlight

which surged

through his wayward twigs

all that he heard and saw

would be made into a library

this paper you hold in your hand

is all that’s left of Chamaco