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All the things

April 21, 2021
By Hailey-xo BRONZE, Buffalo, New York
Hailey-xo BRONZE, Buffalo, New York
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Here I stand, towering over you and all animals. I have been here longer than you, I have seen more than you, and I have planted my roots in the soil that mother nature has provided me. I am like a angel from heaven but you will never understand that. You see, I assemble oxygen that is made with the help of the carbon dioxide you provide me. But what else do I give you? I donate myself to you to make your shelter, I let you use me for everyday needs, and I let you knock me down for “room”. But what do I get in return? You see,  you use me for so many things, which means that I am a dying breed, however,  I am beautiful and I am green in the summer, a beautiful vibrant green. I do not deserve to die in order to give you more than what you need, also, it’s not just you humans that need me. I have wonderful, innocent creatures using me for survival and you plan to take that all away? I have provided you with more than enough, but yet there is nothing I can do about it. Take me away as you wish, but Mother Nature will bite back. She will come back stronger. There are so many things that you can do to stop me from dying, so do it. Let me live, and take a break with the needs that won’t do you any good. Your species has enough, but does mine? 


The author's comments:

This piece is about a deep feeling I have about the human race from a living trees perspective. 


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