Allegory
Joshua Ratliff

If a tree falls and no one hears, does it make a sound?
If a thought was formed but never spoken, did you think?
If your feelings never reap harvest, did you feel it at all?
The answers lie within

The tree went thud, my thoughts were piercing, and my heart was boiling with flames,
But they might as well have never happened.

The fire extinguished, mind was eerily silent, the wind desperately rushing to rustle the leaves under this burnt autumn sky.
Action, action, action... is it all they want to see... is it all that matters?
I'm tired.

Scurry here and worry there, there's no end to it all.
When all is said and done, they replace us when we fall.
If I float upon this raft, and let it take me through
Was I the one who made it far, although I never moved?
Feelings here scattered everywhere, my heart intertwined in dread.
The river stopped, trees on the ground, my ecosystem's dead.
What does it matter that you have acted out, it is all just gone in a few.
New act, new people, new movie scene, and a script with no reference to you.
I climbed that tree and screamed those thoughts like my heart was on fire
Action action action, desire desire desire.
I swear I'm true, I swear it's true.
I swear I'm not a liar.