Anatomy of a Tree

rain feels like your kiss
letting me go under the weeping willow
hold me as I change
under the willow tree scraping my knees
my fistful of hair
I care where your scars are
my fistful of mystery under the weeping willow
hold me in your skin
under the willow tree
my hair is like long leaves raining

Laurie Kutchins has published three books of poems. Her writing has appeared in The Georgia Review, The New Yorker, and Ploughshares.