Tree snapped
encroachment still now
but for wind and sea
devastation left entangled
amongst the living green
succumbing to intrusion like a disease
desolation imperfect
natives cling to imposed change like an axe
forced abscission of broken pieces
the will to survive, to senesce, resilience
innate amongst survivors
perseverance a modus operandi
dehisce seminate germinate
seedlings peep through decaying humus
nature’s will endurance
