Friday, September 11, 2026

Progressive Destruction


Ancient trees 
Ancient corridors 
Speak your history to me
Tough and solid 
Not a fright in height
Explicit surrender 
You are might

Your company I miss
Of solidarity 
The beaver pond 
Is hidden now
Behind pale green metal
So high, no one could climb
Your limbs have fallen 
Your strong trunks
Chipped and chopped 
Into sawdust 
Sadness, asthma, pollen
On high 
Interstate 400
Our FernGully you are
A reservoir of iniquity 
Killing us all ©

Karen L. Fleming, 9.12.26




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