Trunk Life
Whack Whack Whack
THUNK!
The noises I hear daily from my trunk
I live my life in fear of being cut down
What could I have possibly done wrong?
All I do is provide you life
You know that thing called Oxygen
Yeah, that is right
I stand tall like a skyscraper you see in New York
My arms stretch out long
When I look up, I see the clouds smile and wink at me
They never cease to let me down
Unlike people who cut me down
Turn me into paper and use me for wood
Kids climb on my back like monkeys in a tree
I slowly start to break
I am here to provide not be taken advantage of
Let my arms flow in the breeze
Please give me some peace
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Submitted by asilveira8 on February 11, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,057 |
Words | 134 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
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