On a sunny summer day, I sat shocked atop the roadside,
A curious human, without a scent, appeared by my side.
Her presence so awfully gentle – I hardly even shied,
The whole affair so disarming, I felt compelled to confide.
I breathed ‘That little black lump lying on the ground there… it’s me,
Moving metal swerved to hit me as I was trying to flee.
But there was no lasting pain, my body was crushed instantly,
A regret that I’ll never get to best that truly tall tree.’
She lifted me up into her warm arms saying, ‘Yes, it’s true.
Your hour has come, it’s time to rest - your life here on Earth is through.
Perhaps in the next turn, you will be something, or someone, new,
But to start that journey you’ll have to follow me right on through.’
As my soul gently drifted toward that enchanting dark abyss,
I said, ‘I just didn’t know humans could be as cruel as this.’
She bestowed upon my furrowed brow a sorrowed, gentle kiss,
And tenderly whispered ‘Oh, dear, ignorance is often bliss.’
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