Inequality

From my first heartbeat

I wanted to see the leaves on the trees

Up close, close enough to smell.

Instead I watch them through

The clouds, from far away.

I guess you can't understand,

Won't understand,

Until you see the trees

Through the clouds

Yourself.

Even then, how can I explain

The lack, the want, the need

To someone who has always

Had, and who 

Threw away.