Gum Tree

Breathe in breathe out 
Sway in the breeze and murmur your favourite song
Reach out and pull away
Keep searching for your friend
Keep stretching, keep growing
Wait for them to come.

Breathe in breathe out
Don’t look back 
Set your sights to the sky,
And reach 
Fill the air with a blue haze
And the scent of gum leaves 
Animals rely on you
You are the strength and the lungs,
Of this planet 
Without you we are nothing.

Breathe in breathe out 
I know they are coming to lay you down
Just set your sights to the sky,
And reach.