Complaint!

I am a small green plant
Fighting to survive today
The Sun shines all day long
And tries to burn me down
But I use this severe heat
To make food and help me grow
To help me bloom to provide shade
I consume the poisonous gases
That’s emitted from vehicles and kilns
I help to sustain human life
But they treat me very badly
I cannot resist their wrongdoings
Because I am only a small green plant.



                                                                           Created on September 12, 1996

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