A cold case

It urgently pleads me for help, its death almost inevitable,
I lie there paralysed, a gut-wrenching feeling terrorises my stomach.
I want to run, run to its elegant skin, hug it tight and protect it,
But it’s already too late…
A tumultuous whirring noise awakens the neighbourhood,
as the monster is unleashed.
Birds desperately flock away from its mighty arms and squirrels leave their cherished nuts, looking back in regret.
It’s left alone, the daunting monster slowly approaches,
no escape in sight, it exhales in hopelessness.
Accepting its defeatist fate, it stays rooted to the ground, the monster smirks before jabbing its claws into its flesh.
Splinters of wood gush out as it lets out a horrifying scream, the callous monster snickers before pushing its claws deeper into its flesh.
It takes its final breath, the crisp wind rustling against its hair before it tumbles down.
A deafening blast echoes throughout the neighbourhood, a vicious murder,
justice never will be served, no funeral held, a killer never to be caught..
The Earth shares his sorrows