I am a tree
I am tall
I am short
I am a majestic titan from ages past
I am a tamed dog, born, raised and killed before my time
I am seen by the foolish as a barrier to progress to be destroyed and forgotten
I am seen by the wise as a messenger from the past that carries the future
I am used to build homes
I am used to kill innocents
I give all I have not a word
I will fight with poison, splinter and thorn to the grave and still beyond
I speak with my leaves and you credit the wind
I stand silent and you say I am shouting
I live to let animal’s breath and to keep the earth still and content
I am told that in my absence the earth flees and the animals die
I am food
I am shelter
I am shade
I am a messenger
I am life
I am a tree and when I am gone the whole world will morn
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