Broken; Ecru at both ends,
2 or 3 feet of branch between.
Here or there, the branch
crooks;
To reach in a different direction or,
to avoid.
The bark was fresh at one time,
now harsh from the years.
But the aged segment cannot cut.
Sporadic scale-like fungi, some
blueish-green, some lighter or darker
shades of gray
avail to occupy
areas
of the bark.
When grasped the fungi's
irregular shapes
disintegrate.
A dust-like debris settles
on the palms and between fingers
of damp hands.
I go to toss the branch aside.
Two-thirds of it
falls off
before I can.
Like the fungi,
the branch
disintegrates easily.
My day will come.