The Ancient Forest in Despair
by Kira
The roar of the chainsaws
clearcut the ancient forest
500 years old
300 foot giants cry as they crash to the ground
knowing that the loggers must live
Forests are in despair for themselves and their kind
Wailing as 60,000 acres of it is cut a year
In 1950 we were told, " The forest is almost gone."
yet they still clearcut
Not thinking about what would happen
Tree farms sprout but have diseases
the loggers have already disturbed the ecosystem,
there is nothing they can do
Eventually the tree farms are cut down too
The Northern Spotted Owl screeches,
" Hoo Hoo, the forest is in trouble, Hoo Hoo."
It knows much more than many of us do
It knows that we need to save the forest
But we ignore it still
The animals listen and are forced to move
onto smaller grounds
as their habitat is cut down
We need the rainforest
its good air and food and medicine
Some people don't realize this
but with every chop of the axe
we are cutting down our future
