The Commons Tree

The melodrama continues, this time with a tree and a fiberglass base...

A tree stands in the Commons. How odd it must feel to be taken from its element – a graceful sapling with roots constrained by a flimsy fiberglass base; yet it stands as always, still and silent. Its tired foliage reflects a unnaturally pale blue, while its cliché trunk marks a hard shadow on the glossy brick. Ivory stones cover the soil to create a more organic look – or perhaps simply to give the slender orphan a sense of security. The branches stand deathly still, shaken only by the occasional puff of an overhead fan. Hundreds of voices assail the quiet form, but there will be time later for contemplation.

Yep, that sapling sure spent a good deal of time thinking about how sorry his life was to be cooped up with a bunch of hypocrites. *sigh* How painful young words are.