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only the base, the stalks, the bamboo's beginnings

are what truly remains green and strong and stable and true

reaching straight up toward the sky

all the leaves grew abundantly

crazy in all directions

no rhyme or reason

it appeared to be flourishing

but on closer inspection

you could see the brown leaf tips

if you looked more carefully it wasn't what it appeared to be

from a distance

the lucky bamboo has had three homes

but when it got to its fourth one

the quietest, most lonely one

it had gotten spots

turned brown and yellow

like rotten bananas

it's very easy to see now

up close

and at a distance

that it's no longer

green and strong and stable and true