Divergence

Man comes from seed

Comes from man

Comes from seed

Transferred the characteristics
He wanted to see.

Man comes from seed

And from seed comes girl.

Girl is unsatisfied with the world.

Man takes a seed

And with seed, plants a tree.

Tree is as big as he wants it to be.

Girl climbs to top,

And from top,

Looks down.

She thinks it feels nicer

On the ground.

Girl takes a seed

And proceeds

To throw it far.

She says,

“You’ll grow better

From where you are.”

Girl, with caution

Takes a bite of tree’s fruit.

She says she’s disgusted

By its juice.

Man’s seed is sharp,

So he’s scared to be scarred.

“You did not come from me.

I don’t know who you are.”

-Akotowaa

I’m only going to give one hint to understanding this poem: it’s about parent-child conflict.