Listen
Listen
Do you hear the forest sing?
Of course not
It's choking
stifled
By exhaust
as pinning pines burn
Listen
Listen
The birds chime bellows
ushering not morning
But a slow lamentful drowning
No thrashing, No screams
Only sinking,
slowly, into the deep
Who?
Who?
Do you hear the owl’s question?
Of course not
Would he keep asking
If an answer came forth?
His wisdom to be ignored
Forevermore
Listen
Listen
The beats become rests
Can you hear the silence?
The wailing?
Or the whimpers
Of the crows?
Soon to be
Nevermore
Nevermore
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Matthew Fromm
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Comments (9)
Love the flow of this, the wordplay with nature, and the message about how destructive we have been. Awesome stuff!
Beautiful writing.
I love the message in this beautiful poem
So saddening but lovely writing
This was so tragic and poignant. There's just so much of cruelty in this world 🥺
Way to turn up the volume so we ALL can hear the words of this sad picture of reality your poem paints. Great work. Definitely Top Story worthy!
such a great poem very powerful
Powerful poem Matthew, and an unfortunate reality
Oh. I mean, a bit unexpected, but I have some pricking tears here. I think it was when the bears became rests... Which was fantastic but so affecting.