As alive as it needs to be - Edit 1

[yimbus]

As alive as it needs to be
 
A man came out of the story
The leaves covered him and the light was
scattered in the evening  --> maybe put a period here?
My garden is overgrown, he wailed,
But he wasn’t as alive as he needed to be.  
Only the bushes believed him, the birds,
and flowers, the conversation playing out in their mind. 
Here, things run after other things, blitzing through the air
so they have body  -> this part is messy to me, not sure I understand it
Essential oils are floating on the surface 
We have captured an instant and call it imitation.
Imitation as alive as it needs to be, an art
Of being others: being at many places 
Many places being one.
The grass grows over things left out.
One day we will hide here.  ---> i like the concept, but this wording doesn't seem to work well, in my opinion. I would keep flow/rhythm going instead of using the choppy sentences for multiples lines in a row, or at least make them more impactful if you want to keep that format
The forest is but a name
for things we don’t know, but as alive
As it needs to be.

The structure is awkward to me in spots. There are a lot of periods and capital letters that I'm not sure if they belong. I would try to limit capital letters to points of emphasis, and the beginning of a sentence. Make sure you are adding commas/periods where you want a pause. It took me several reads to try to get it flowing smoothly. Just try to restructure it around. 

Overall, I really like the concept and meaning of the poem. It gave some good imagery, but could perhaps use a bit more descriptiveness. I enjoyed it but think it could be very good if you could rework it a bit as I mentioned above.