A koala for a day

I was a fur-covered koala

slowly climbing the tall eucalyptus tree

it was swaying gracefully in the wind

the kookaburras were laughing

they and I heard something chugging in the distance.

It was huge metal trucks

they were chopping away the land 

chopping away my home

I fell out 

quickly losing grip

I was dying of pain...

Far away someone could hear me

but it was too late