Friday, January 9, 2026

a preacher don't steal - 31. the teachings of al-garibaldi


by nick nelson

part thirty-one of 32



the world is a tree

a tree at the end of the road

with the sun trying to rise behind it

a tree with a million branches

a million twisted branches

wrong branches twisting around the right branches

before the tree can grow

and the sun come up behind it

the wrong branches must be cut off and cut out

so that the good branches can grow

on the earth there are many beasts

noble beasts like lions and tigers and elephants and gorillas

and ignoble beasts like humans and monkeys and hyenas and termites and slugs

who leave a trail of wrong behind them

before the tree can grow

and the sun come up

and the rain fall on the desert

and the rivers flow down the mountain

every wrong must be righted

every single wrong must be righted



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