There was once a little blue plastic box
It was first seen floating down a stream
Just gently bobbing up and down
Like one does in a sea of dreams.
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It floated here and jostled there
As it hit a few pebbles and stones
Until it got hit and stuck on a fallen log
From inside came sad and painful moans.
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Out the box came a furry hand
And clawed its way to the brim
Seen was a tiny little monkey
Hairy, tiny, scared, slim.
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It looked underfed, and it seemed lost
It attempted to look about
It saw the source of the sudden stop
Onto the log it crawled out.
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It looked around and strolled about
The new location it arrived at
It slowly crawled to the riverbank
And there it just simply sat.
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The monkey suddenly saw a monster
A gigantic and heavy red beast
The monkey screeched in fear
The monster didn’t bother in the least.
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It went ahead and sped away
As the car on the road didn’t bother to see
The survivor of a terrible forest fire
That killed its parents tragically.
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The poor monkey sat there hungry
It tried to look for something to eat
It saw a flashy blue plastic cover
It rushed towards it on all four feet.
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It picked up the piece of plastic
And thrust its head into the open cover.
It loved the smell and clung to the packet
Like one would cling to their lover.
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It began going back to its plastic box home
Its view was blocked by the packet
The crinkling of the bright blue cover
Masked another car’s loud racket.
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The monkey failed to hear or see
The huge fast-approaching car
The car driver too failed to see the monkey
He thought the cover was being blown afar.
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The poor monkey had suffered enough
The valiant survivor of a forest fire
The victim of human colonization
The sufferer of unnecessary desire.
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The monkey was brutally run over
By the car driver, who was unaware
Of the fact that an innocent little monkey
Was walking on the road right there.
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As the car felt a sudden jiggle
It pressed the brakes and screeched to a halt
The driver looked at the bloody mass
And immediately felt guilty for his fault.
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He buried the baby monkey near the banks
And went on to the place he was to go.
He constantly thought of his big mistake
Wishing he had not done so.
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He wanted to repent for his mistake.
So, he decided to let people know
The effects of burning up the forests
Before it turns into a mere shadow.
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He spoke before a public camera,
Intending to reach out to everyone.
Being an environmentalist himself,
He felt it had to be done.
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“Listen to my voice, people, hear me out,
The world must be changed.
The money-hungry people don’t think enough,
But they’re cunning and deranged.
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“They use the earth, they never repay,
They must be ignored at all cost.
It’s inevitable that they’re here to stay.
But, indeed, all is never lost.
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“Ignore the companies and raise your voice
Against the evil cattle-ranchers.
Stop the support of Brazilian beef
Since they clear forests in want of pastures.
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“The government must also be blamed
Since they legalized this foul deed.
Shout at them until they understand
To give only how much the farmers need.
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“Stick to Mother Nature, listen to her,
Her lungs are constantly burning.
Never ignore her steady pleas,
There’s always something worth learning.
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“The fire drove out a baby monkey
And I unintentionally ran over it.
So please, let me repent for my mistake
I’m simply trying to do my bit.
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“Please let my efforts not be in vain
Help the forests, let them grow back.
We’ve already lost so much in less time
Let’s bring her back on track.
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“I hope this message reaches out to people
And they start to save the Amazonian trees
Please do not ignore me, but the companies
I request you, hear out my pleas.”
Points: 31
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