The Evergreen by Clarissa Watson

How small am I 

When compared to the majestic night sky 

Stars flickering wondrously like fireflies 

How little I seem 

When I stand under the thriving evergreen 

Its mighty branches swaying gracefully in the winter breeze 

How little my worries matter 

As I inhale the crisp air, my anxieties scatter 

Like baby foal chasing their mothers, away they patter 

Oh how much we have to appreciate 

If only we take a moment to release all the hate 

We let pile high like the heaps of snow 

That the evergreen’s branches greedily take 

Step back and see all that we take for granted 

If only we lay aside the blindfolds that hate has planted 

Over our hearts. It never gave me hope, just demanded 

All of my attention, then left me stranded. 

In my poem The Evergreen, hate itself feels like an ANT (Automatic Negative Thought)—a persistent, consuming thought that blinds and burdens. Yet, by releasing this hate, the subject uncovers a clearer perspective, one where appreciation and gratitude can replace the heaviness of negativity. The poem suggests that taming ANTs means thinking intentionally and releasing the negativity that hate plants over our hearts, freeing us to see beauty and find peace.

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