When Trees Speak

Pale stale sky

Over branches tall

Leafless, lifeless, lonely

Dark entwined canvas

 

Singing lamenting grieving

On brother’s soul

Cradling pitying patting

On a mourning Ma

 

Pondering and wondering

If their body spluttered blood

Would the savage vultures

Stop chopping them off?

 

Autumn Summer

Spring winter

The season of death

Never withers

 

Skin us alive

Tattoo our corpse

Ink us to say

How you feel remorse

 

Go on and kill

We’ll save our revenge

For when the last one falls

Our blood will choke you dead

 

Just wait and see

Human of thy

Ax and machine

Where, with our absence,

Will you leave?

 

 

 

Author's Note

Hope you enjoy it :) x

Reviews

[uNmAsKeD-dEluSiOns]

I agree great imagery. I feel theres so much in this poem, it's really an amazing thing. Honestly this is one of my favorites on this site now because it's really made me think and- actually made me smile. It was brilliant, mysterious, touching, and insightful. Almost all the things I love about poems was in this- I loved this part: " Pondering and wondering if their bodies spluttered blood- Would the savage vultures stop chopping them off" It was a great rhyme but really it was a great line altogether. Great write!

[S.F]

Wow, thank you so much! This really means a lot to me. I am very happy you liked it, THANK YOU!

[Jennesis]

Great job on this. Congratulations on the win. the imagery is amazing.

[S.F]

Thank you so much :) glad you enjoyed it!

[Country Girl47]

YW, very enjoyable to read

[Country Girl47]

Congrats on the win!

[S.F]

Thank you! :3

[MomzillaNC]

Visceral imagery. A very evocative write.

[S.F]

Thank you!

[MomzillaNC]

yw :)

[Lexi Richard]

Beautiful imagery! It's so interesting and I feel like people can take out different meanings to it, yet the powerful emotions and thoughts will still be present. I think it has just the right amount of gore and darkness, while still remaining eloquent. Nice flow, and once again, very interesting idea.

[S.F]

Thank you so much Lexi for your kind words and for spending time to read and review my work. Thank you.

[Rene Salinas]

It is an intriguing image. But in all honesty is one of those situations condemended to the logic of "It has to get really bad before starts improving" and at the minute greed and consumerism and capitalism in general dictates. And so the bond once had about interdependency with nature, about the wisdom contained in what surrounds us about how the image of the human being is upheld in nature needs to be redeemed and regained. How? well each to it's own but anyone with a desire to change will contribute in the meantime the lines of this very relevant writing are imbued with truth. Oh, but not with resignation.

Thankyou

[S.F]

Thank you very much for this review.

[Ruth]

Powerful message and imagery, saddening...what has humanity come to? x

[S.F]

Thank you Poppy :)

[Emily]

I love the meaning! (And the title!)
Well done

[S.F]

Thanks Emily!

[raj24]

i liked your thought on this....trees save humanity...and by chopping them off we are moving towards our own end...you have described the situation very well and the words of trees are true too..one day they surely will think of taking revenge..and that day we will find no place to move..great imagery work...thanks for sharing :)

Raj

[S.F]

Thank you so much Raj for your kind words. I am happy you liked it. Thanks for reading!