Cracks and shadows

crack a glass as a crack could be

plough a furrow as needs to grow a tree

shatter and batter it to edges and spikes

water it daily as it grows in height

careful though cracks but sharp they are

as it grows it spreads its roots too far

they cut through flesh however they break

roots digging the ground and a shadow o'erhead

too dark a shadow too toxic a shade

the wounds gave scars that would never fade

but like a tree it was, as a tree it'd fall

scars they'll stay but more skin will crawl