I Pay My Respect
By Jaida Nadine B
Published 8 September 2022
I pay my respect to all the trees
For you have given me air to breathe
I apologise for all that we have done
My gratitude for you now weighs a ton
I pay my respect to all the flowers
For you have left a scent smelt for hours
Here in the good and the bad
To have you we are glad
I pay my respect to all the animals
For our mind is just diagonal
You give us meat and honey
But we use you just for money
I pay my respect to the whole of nature
For you have been my saviour
Till the dawn of time
You will be forever mine