Lifeless

I run to the woodlands and go to the tree where I sit in the sun but I do not see my tree.

I see black charcoal all around me and I see birds lying on the ground lifeless.

Everything is gone, wattles and bottle brushes and red gums.

All animals fled the woodlands to safety but trees can not run and have to stay in the spot burnt after seconds.

I spot the monster, the big red monster, the thing that made this beautiful woodland,

Lifeless.