I Never Saw a Tree

I never saw a tree To shed a tear of despair Nor one to whisper into the night Never once to speak unto a crowd Of the many deceptions of government. ~ I never saw a tree To put the wisdom of hatred in the air To turn a man against a man Nor remove a punished man's dream A fallen child of society. ~ I never saw a tree To question the right within the wrong As Man expands the grasp To flatten the brethren woods The intoxicating death through greed. ~ And once, I saw a tree Standing in the flames Watching as our nation burned Slowly from within The deception within the lies. ~ I never saw a tree To wipe a nation clean Sending humans to the grave Extinguishing a source of life A tree would need to breathe. ~ I never saw a tree Whispering unto a child Lies To fill a mind with forced illusion Governmental hypocrisy. ~ I never saw a tree To charge me for the view Nor to spread the false laced truths To keep a people weak Nor exalt itself unto another tree. ~ And once, I saw a tree Swayed by Autumn breeze It shared with me the importance of life The reason to torch the lie As death became the leaves, As death became the leaves. ~ By: Darren J McMurray October 28, 2009