Trees Don't Say a Thing
Trees don't really give a damn about us
They’re always way too busy
Making the air we breathe
Out of sunlight and the dirt under our feet.
It’s not like trees are stupid,
They’re just totally helpless
Against steel chainsaws and fire.
Trees don't say a thing
Because they don't talk.
Humans, on the other hand, do talk—
We even write.
Though some of them are poisonous,
And others have thorns.
They keep to themselves,
Yet some people chop 'em down
While others just find them in the way.
Not just paper, wood, and firewood—
They also give us food and medicine,
Flowers, fruit, and seeds,
Shade, peace, and joy.
Trees don't say a thing
Because they don't talk.
Humans, on the other hand, do talk—
We even write.
They’re always chill, never complain.
If it rains, they turn green,
And if it doesn't, they dry up.
All the animals spend their time
Eating and hunting for food.
Trees only care about
The rain and ants.
Trees don't say a thing
Because they don't talk.
Humans, on the other hand, do talk—
We even write.
Trees don't up and leave;
They stick around if you let 'em.
They put up with the birds
And let them build their nests.
They don't howl during forest fires,
They don't complain when they're cut down,
They don't get spooked by lightning,
Or shiver in a hurricane.
Trees don't say a thing
Because they don't talk.
Humans, on the other hand, do talk—
We even write.
I haven't seen a single poem
Where trees are the bad guys.
But there are tons
Where humans are the villains.
I don't know if it's paradoxical or just plain stupid
To chop down a tree to make paper out of it,
Just to write on it about
Literature and the news,
Trees don't say a thing
Because they don't talk.
Humans, on the other hand, do talk—
We even write.
About global warming,
How absurdly ugly man-made stuff is,
And the pointlessness of city life—
Which is the exact opposite of the Garden of Eden.
Li Tao Po
VABM Oct/17/2026
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