so long ago
the tall trees stood
so powerful and proud
a simple reminder
of our inferiority
with ignorance we came
and with ignorance
we shall leave
for that is the simple
way of things
and we are the learners
in this infinite universe
yet we believe we have
aspired to greatness
far beyond our rank
and with a single axe
we chopped down
the proud trees
and crowned ourselves
kings and queens
of the earth
~erika boal