The Cut
by wilasiel
· 15/02/2026
Published 15/02/2026 10:15
Two seconds. That's all it took.
The saw went through the branch
like it was never attached to anything.
The teeth did their work—
I watched them separate the wood.
My neighbor held the branch steady.
I pushed the blade.
When it fell, it was two pieces.
Not one thing becoming two.
But two things that had always been separate,
finally divorced.
The tree didn't even bleed.