Koala
By Isabella W
Published 17 September 2021
Dark, Damp, Dying
My cold paws cling onto the moist bark,
No grass,
No green
Dark, Damp, Dying
The eucalyptus seed splits,
Into two even black halves
I am the only one,
For ten miles
Cracking red blankets surged forward,
The bare sapling tumbles back,
Red was the last thing I saw,
"Savagery, Savagery" was the last thing I heard
Dark, Damp, Dying