
Jessica Norman
when they came to cut the trees down.
Updated: Mar 11, 2021
I.
When they came to cut the trees down
They brought dogs to keep us in line.
II.
We stood behind fences
And watched the trees bleed
Sawdust and sap.
We heard
The sound of metal
Biting through bark
And the inaudible screams
Of a massacre.
III.
Afterwards.
Vertical cities gone in a blink.
Carcasses scattered
No time to decay;
Instead, earth cleared to make way
For concrete and towers
And boxes for people to live in.
IV.
Did the dogs know what a sin
They were committing?
Are they grieving?
