it takes time
for leaves to fall
for the tree to undress itself
yet it happens,
piece by piece
leaf by leaf
until all you see is a
naked skeleton
standing bare in winter
the tree's job
for now
complete.

it takes time
to forgive
to forget all
for people's hearts to heal
but it happens,
somehow
time goes on
people accept the unanswered whys
what they thought were scars
are cuts, now gone to the eye
little by little
bit by bit
day by day
without you even noticing
the pain slowly
fades away.