TREES SCREAM
YET THRIVE UNDER SUFFERING
IN THE CITIES
IN THE WILDERNESS
AND NEAR THE SEASHORE
THEY SPEAK WISDOM
BUT FEEL THE LABOR
FEEL THE PAIN
FEEL THE HUNGER
OF THE RAIN
THEY FEEL THE COLD
BUT THE FIRES
ARE AN UNLAWFUL DEED
OH, HOW THEY KNOW
THE UNSEEING
YET EXHIBIT PATIENCE
IN THEIR DISTRESS
BECAUSE
THEY HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE
AND UNDERSTAND THE SUFFERING
OH, THE SORROW
I HEAR
THE TREES SCREAM