As night drops upon my branch
The snow falls upon me
Wind howls its song of death
I know my time is up
What should I do?
All my Brothers lay forth before me
In the barren wasteland below
I have but one question to ask myself
What Should I do?
One by one I hear shouts and cries
To see me fall soon
I can’t possibly live to
See a Summer new
Oh I ask myself
What should I do?
If I fall I shall be defeated
To stay would be a triumph
But this cold gets so much worse
What should I do?
As my tree sways back and forth
My stem gets heavy
Oh no I can’t hold on
This is my time sons
May you carry on
My dream to live forth
I only ask you this
And with that I have made my choice
I shall live on through you
Forever and more
This is my goodbye
And as I drop to the ground
I think to myself
This is what I will do.
Liam Shields is a 7th grader who lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He enjoys playing lacrosse and PS3, and loves his family and Yellow Lab named Molly.
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