hack
raze
half
of
the
shrub
he
bought
for
ten
bucks
is
dead
.
the
other
half
is
still
hanging
on
.
if
the
whole
thing
dies, he'll
buy
another
one
and
let
that
waste
away
too
.
he
hacked
all
the
limbs
off
of
our
sapling
with
an
axe
.
said
he
thought
it
would
help
the
tree
grow
stronger.
less
mass
for
the
wind
to
whip
around
.
he's
been
alive
for
more
than
twice
as
long
as
i
have
,
and
he
still
doesn't
seem
to
understand
.
the
life
he's
cut
away
won't
come
back
.
221112
what's it to you?
who
go
blather
from