Drafts of the Soul

Tree

There was a couple

who planted a tree in a mountain.

The mountain was hollow.

There was no water,

no other pants and trees,

no other living and non-living creatures.

The couple left the mountain after they plant it.

They always visit it everyday.

They took good care of it.

Water it,

kill the pests that surrounds it,

and so on.

Then few months later,

the tree starts to grow.

The tree grew beautifully

and unique

than any other trees.

As the tree grows,

plants starts to grow

and many creatures starts to live in the mountain.

A few years later,

the hollow mountain became a forest.

A beautiful forest.

The tree grew strong and healthy,

surrounded by other creatures.

The tree

is not alone anymore.

The couple visited the tree they took care of

and mesmerized by the sight of it.

It was dazzling

and stood out

among the rest.

They were happy and proud because they made a tree

and gave a beautiful life to it.

As the couple introduces their beautiful tree,

many people started to visit it.

They were happy like the couple and it was eye-catching.

The tree grows

and grows

for many years

and the tree started to mature.

The couple has to visit other places and have a short vacation there.

They trusted the people so much.

They didn't knew

that something will happen to it while they're away.

The people were so attracted to the tree

that they planned to steal it away

by cutting it down.

The tree was incredibly strong and huge

so it will take them time to cut it down.

Everyday,

they visit it and cut it down

without everyone knowing.

The plants,

creatures,

and other trees

started to die or leave as the tree started to be cut off.

The mountain had slowly eaten by the darkness.

The lifespan of the tree slowly diminishing

and its stamina started to weaken.

The tree became weak

and weak.

The roots of it

started to loosen its grip

but the tree chose to stand still

even though

it was hard for it to stay strong.

It took months for the tree

to hold still until the time came,

it gave up

and finally, left

that hollow mountain that was once paradise

and life

to other living and non-living things

and now turned

to a hollow one

again.

I am the tree

that was destroyed

by humans.