chainsaw

i borrowed your
chain saw
the other day,
found it in
the shed.
i had a dead
tree in my yard
that was tilting
towards the wires.
hope you don't
mind. i left
it on your back
porch with
this note telling
you so. it
cut so smoothly,
almost with
no effort at all.
amazing how
it sliced through
what was once so
vibrant and strong.
the trunk, those
branches, the roots.
it reminds me
so much of you.