What We Destroyed
By Chloe B
The trees are in my lungs, with every breath they grow
Waterfalls cascade beneath my eyes, on and on they flow
Sunlight drapes over me like a warm blanket, setting my hair alight
The sunset illuminates my cheeks, making them alive and bright
My heart is filled with luminous clouds, lighter than ever before
My ears ring as the birds sing, the snakes hiss, and the lions roar
The breeze bites playfully at my skin, whispering secrets in my ear
Lightning splits the sky in two, electrifying the atmosphere
But suddenly I find it hard to breathe, plumes of grey clouding the air
Where are the trees once in my lungs, I can’t find them anywhere
My tears, once clear, now murky brown, waterfalls of beauty no more
Where are the fish that would swim and splash, was I imagining them before?
The clouds are grey, they show no mercy, my heart is filled with dread
Where is the sun, I can’t remember when it last peeked out it’s head
The loneliness of silence surrounds me, too obnoxious to be ignored
Are those the birds and lions lying dead on the hard, dry floor?
A fire burning, brighter than ever, nothing can escape
Flames reach towards me, the trees and I are to suffer the same horrible fate
There is no one else to blame, the reality, we can’t avoid
There isn’t a place for me to die in peace, that we haven’t already destroyed