The Heart Of A Forest
By Candice F
Published 25 September 2024
The water in a forest
it shimmers with glee
but when the rain falls
it runs to me.
As a friend who holds
everything it seems,
the birds that screech
the animals that cry
all the trees that say goodbye.
The forests that we torture
They still stand strong, you see
trees give us oxygen
so that we can breathe.
The more waste you do to it
the more waste you do to me.
If you continue travelling down this path
I won’t always be there to save you,
so my story could end there
or will it, let’s see…