Ancient

I am one

Of the ancients

Rooted to this earth

For thousands

Of years

My arms

Reached out

Heavenward

In praise

Once upon a time

So long ago

Now I cry

Silent tears

I stand alone

My family and friends

Long gone

Cut down

In their prime

Until all that is left

Is me

Rigid solitude

In howling plea

For life to return

To how it use to be

I am

Surrounded by tar

And metal

Contraptions that roll

Expelling noxious fumes

Slowly taking its toll

Animals

The two legged kind

Pass me by

Some stop to ask and pray

Protected by my shade

Take a piss

Then walk away

*Allene Angelica*

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