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perspective

Tree

Submitted by emmawolin on November 15, 2008 - 17:20.

Perspective

I. Tree
A. Spring
1. I am reborn
2. Colors bloom around me
a. Consisting of vibrant hues that only the supernatural are capable of creating.
B. Summer
1. My shade is sought
a. I promise to cool you down
2. I am starving. There has been a drought.
a. Feed me, feed me.
i. You exhale and I inhale
ii. I exhale and you inhale
b. I’d say that’s a fair trade.

C. Fall
1. Orange, red, green, yellow and purple leaves surround me
a. Are those mine?
b. Am I dying?
2. You rake them up
a. Wait, I need those!
b. Will they ever grow back?
3. I watch my brothers and sisters being hacked away at
a. Their screams are inaudible to the human ear, only we trees can hear our siblings’ screams pierce the air.
4. How selfish.
a. how selfish to kill for one’s own comfort at the cost of another’s.

D. Winter
1. My fear has been confirmed.
a. I am dying.
2. Cold, brittle, and dry become I.

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