The Silent Sacrifice

by Peter Abou Jaoude

The tree standing still

Staring at the light

With so much joy to fill

She fights with all its might

With all her mates away

There’s no one left to fight

There is nothing left to say

She won’t survive the night

From a tall, big sapling

Proud with all her height

To a small piece of wood

Filled with terror and freight

For the day she will be burned

With fuel they will ignite

She’ll be the source of heat

She’ll be the source of light

Fading into smoke

thinking she’ll excite

Children with marshmallows

Playing with their kites

She had so much joy to give

But she didn’t know how

She thought she got to live

But into her they plow

The tree is long destroyed

Hope is what remains

At times you have to lose

In order for you to gain

That is not humane

What has happened to our earth

But at least we can obtain

Knowledge of what it’s worth

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