Too Big Too Fail

You were essential to all those creatures Who relied on you You provided a stable home in the cold months And a warm refuge during the rainy season Many looked over you but you never looked down on them Many thought that you would always be there You saw many dwellers come and go over the years Both humans and animals and other things But you stood tall and silence Like the majestic spirit that you were Not exactly a redwood but a gentle giant to me Those you would salute with a morning hello and those who would send you a small thank you during a heatwave And prayed that you survived another major storm But that last derecho broke every bone in your body and when you fell from your lofty heights you still save our cars and homes and us from bodily harm We are the ones that you will miss you And when the mechanical tree removers Will see you as profit or the owners of the apartment building A damn inconvenience We are the ones that will miss you When there is a gaping hole in the ground And your physical presence will be chopped up for furniture To be sold at Macy’s We are the ones that will feel you spirit And when a strong wind blows again We will know that you are essentially free