Slaughter of the Christmas Trees

A poem from my "25 days until Christmas" collection, for a contest.

"Slaughter of the Christmas Trees"

The crows are quiet, not a sound to be heard

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

The wind blows quietly and carries the message:

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

A forest decapitated, while the children sing

I's the slaughter of the christmas trees

It's the eve of the fallen, celebration of death

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

Silent soldiers with arms tied to their spine

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

Run for the next bargain, victims of your choice

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

Add an ornament and let there be light

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

Distract the guests from the corpse beneath the frill

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

Let the cone-bearing wretch be to your pleasure

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

Hang it up, chop it down, it's just a tree, throw it out

It's the slaughter of the christmas trees

Author's Note

Picture by David Nowak at DeviantArt!

http://www.deviantart.com/art/White-And-Black-45555364

Reviews

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I wish I have seen this one before. It's great! Why has no one commented. Before I forget, check your 6th line, first word. I had never considered the chopping of trees in this way before, how it could be hurting our environment. I get a real tree every year from a tree farm that plants new trees to replace ones chopped down but as a whole I'm not sure how the industry works. Poor trees though. I love how you took something jolly and festive and turned it into something dark.

[Omikron]

This is part of a collection I wrote, check out my "25 days of Christmas" book, and you'll find more poems like this one there! I just posted this separately to submit it for a contest. :)

I love to play with different perspectives, I'ma actually not sure why I chose christmas trees, but I liked the way it turned out!

Thanks for reading and commenting!

// O