Aloof
Unlinked to the trees he doesn’t know his family stands aloof, questions
ancestors don’t change the mood of the weather: the leaf reads his name
The poem sketches a man who feels disconnected from where he comes from. The trees stand for roots and belonging, and he is "unlinked" to them. He doesn't know his own family, so he stands apart from everyone, asking questions that seem to get no answer.
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