one day

tree of life

in the tree of life,
our fates intertwine
whether it be
those who've walked into my life
     (to stay)
(or to leave)
the tree of life lets its branches
weave together
until the trunk is twisted
and the shape is indecipherable
whether i was meant to meet you
or whether that boy was meant to fall in love
is not a matter of fate
but our own chances
our own misfortunes
maybe you were meant to walk away
maybe you had the choice to stay
(but you didn't)
maybe he was meant to get his heart broken
maybe he was meant to become a heartbreaker
in the tree of life,
we grow
like lotus flowers
sprouting from the mud
as we grow, we fight
we fight for life
we fight for freedom
we fight for acceptance
as we grow, we chase
we chase our dreams
we chase the idea of love
we chase the ones we love
and while you may think we chase after the future,
we are actually running from the past
in the tree of life,
nothing can be predicted
our fate has to be decided
by only us
whether we choose right or left
speak or don't
dark or light
kiss him or her
pink or blue
love or hate
books or reality
chance or caution
we are formed by circumstance
unfortunate events
coincidence
nature
and our own ability to choose
while we have a hand at most things
there are but two things that
we have no say in
in the tree of life,
you cannot decide
death or life
the tree of life does so
even if its leaves turn into
those gorgeous oranges, yellows, browns, and purples
whether its branches become weak and snap
its trunk is cut down
its leaves fall and its coated
in a fine layer of snow,
it will decide when one dies
and one lives
but a leaf can detach itself
no matter how strong the grip
because sometimes the wind is stronger
the will is greater
in the tree of life,
we were meant to be
                          in each other's stories
from the beginning
to those that i have yet to meet:
may our fates intertwine