Thanks for reading. Hmmm, maybe it's not an allegory. Maybe its' a pun.
Actually, I've just edited the thing (I did exactly zero edits after I wrote it last night (this morning) and it needed a couple. I amended the ending and it might help (or it might not).
Kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
http://www.bunjindesign.com/bonsai/
zone 8, Texas