By Shreesh Kakkar
“The trees told me to take care of myself,
Like I take care of them
To water myself in order to grow,
To have my roots deep into the ground,
So, I can stand tall even in the stormy weather,
So, I can fight my demons and grow.
The trees told me to grow above a level,
So I can be of help,
To humans and the co-existing life form,
Told me to stand tall and strong,
So, I can protect.
The trees told me to give to the people,
No matter how many stones they throw at me,
For there will come a moment,
When the world would want to cut me down,
But someone who I once helped,
Would stand tall for me,
For I once stood tall for him.
And that day, I would be happy to give my life,
For before going, I planted a seed in someone else,
And I believe, that seed will grow,
With roots deep into the ground,
To continue doing what I did.”