I Just Want to Live

 

Shankar

 

 

From seed to spray,

I danced and swayed,

All was happy and gay, until

to a demon I fell prey,

who slayed until all green turned gray;

But he shall pay for his greed one day.

 

Gone are the days,

of sleeping at my base, worshipping me with grace,

Swinging from my branches, was a craze;

The love we shared was never dared,

But the deed that followed,

can never be swallowed,

And that indeed is the sorrow.

 

All I need is a little love, a little care;

From the heart of the barren land, I shall sprout,

To share and clean the smoky air;

Fresh to breathe…, with fruits, I shall treat;

Apples for heath, droplets of wealth,

Colors… your heart shall melt,

Help me, for I am bare, wounded and enslaved…

 

 

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