Survival

Grow and nurture it
Nourish its body
Keep it healthy and safe

But no matter how careful

Eventually, it will die

Fade, and wither away, to

Become an unfixable mess

So don’t be afraid to cut

To burn, to rebuild

Only after death can it regrow

And come back

Even more beautiful than before

But that can never happen

If you hesitate to be cruel
So be true
Let it die

Let it change

Let it heal

Let it be reborn

Let it go