Defiant

Defiant

In the middle of the busy construction site
A lone tree stood, Defiant against Man's mighty machines,
And his unbridled want,
As machines rumbled slowly
Clearing away the remains of his fallen brethren,
To feed their insatiable desire for growth
And warm their hearth
But as I watched men work to plant saplings
In a nearby site,
It renewed hope that in this cycle of
Destruction and creation
Balance will prevail.

--shubha