Deep-Set Stitch

[Verse 1]
My hands, they tremble on this fragile stem,
A quiet promise whispered to the earth.
The damp soil clings, a dark, rich diadem,
A slow unwinding, tied to future birth.

[Chorus]
I set this root, a deep-set stitch,
For shade I'll never know.
A silent prayer, beyond my reach,
To watch it bloom and grow.

[Verse 2]
I think of Abuela, turning clay to form,
Her patient fingers shaping what was meant.
This tiny sapling, sheltered from the storm,
A hidden thread through generations sent.

[Chorus]
I set this root, a deep-set stitch,
For shade I'll never know.
A silent prayer, beyond my reach,
To watch it bloom and grow.

[Bridge]
Maybe a grandchild, with a laughter light,
Will find solace where my shadow won't extend.
And through the canopy, a sliver of new light,
Will tear the fabric, where the old ways bend.

[Outro]
This quiet heroism, simply to begin,
A story whispered, on the mountain wind.