My Song
By Maleeka S
Published 22 August 2023
I extend a damp branch, heal the girl within
I sigh
It is an intricate melody of all things
A flower, blooming, calls my name
I spill my beauty over her ground
I lift the song of trees into the wind
Birds fly on the tune, soaring higher
The harmony of my patterns, disturbed greatly
No longer flow like a gentle river
A breathtaking creature, thousands more
Ripped from me, gone
The colours I give, the blues and greens
Replaced with the dull tone of grey
I give, and give, and give
My song stills, dark and broken
I am nature, I am raw and pained
Beautiful, I call, who is there to help me?