A fruit falls Dull white ball Rolls and settles Into a crevice Turns to seed Slides out its roots Within the branch Beneath the bark Drinks from inside Sucks in the nutrients Thrives While the host Curls up slowly Unable to cast off The fatal grip . CLP 08/12/2019
A fruit falls
Dull white ball
Rolls and settles
Into a crevice
Turns to seed
Slides out its roots
Within the branch
Beneath the bark
Drinks from inside
Sucks in the nutrients
Thrives
While the host
Curls up slowly
Unable to cast off
The fatal grip
.
CLP 08/12/2019
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