Tree

A tree standing all alone

The only tree left in its zone

All the others chopped down 

All because they wanted a new town 

The tree now sits 

Afraid of their dirty mitts 

Scared of what they might do 

If they find him too

The tree now lays 

Sad and trapped in their maze 

Of their buildings and cars 

As the tree lays there collecting scars 

People

We are making a new town

Only taking a few trees down 

As we expand 

We need more land

We take a few more trees

We will leave the rest he agrees 

We need more wood 

Only taking what we should

Leaving the rest 

We decide is best 

Now realizing we made a mistake 

There is only one tree left to break

We must save the tree

We say with a guarantee

Animals

Our homes getting chopped down

As we watch them build their town 

We go to live in the last tree

Sad and without glee

Less and less of us survive 

As they continue to thrive

Now the people stare

At the only tree left in the air

They help our tree 

It seems now they see

They plant seeds 

Finally realizing our needs

More and more trees appear 

We all dance and cheer

Our homes are growing

As life goes back to flowing