The End....................... Poem by Reshma Dream Is Never A Crime................

She fell slowly
Muttering
Asking God to forgive everyone
She fell
As she cried softly with pain
The foliage screeched
As they got crushed
Moaning helplessly
She could not cry out loud
She could not warn us
She could not protect herself
A helpless being
Alive, but not able to prove it
Yes, a pitiful thing
A sacrifice to man’s deeds
One hundred years it had been there
A giant of grace and beauty
Yet, now it all ended
With man forgetting to reward her
For all the care and help she had given
The squirrels and the birds
Looked sadly at her
Their shelter was now gone
Their stepmother was dead
She now lay as a martyr
Not reacting to the wind or the light
All was lost
I stood there quiet
Praying for her soul
Forgive me,
I whispered
I walked away leaving her
Yet still
Part of the gain