Atop the sky
The man of the North looks East
Then South then West
And he spots a tree
Engraved with chaos
Leaves of red and blood
People throw food at it
Stare at it, pray to it
Seen once by everyone
Often visited by only the fool
Sorting out the rot from the ripe
Picking the fruit no man saw
The weathered peaches
Lying to their face
The inciting apples
Bloated with rotten rage
But the tastiest is hidden
Painted with a flower
Talked only to the fool
And entered only
Through open doors
And the man of the North laughed
knowing the poor man’s luck
