The forest is dying, the grass next to the river is shrinking, the trees look emaciated, the forest is silent, the bugs have disappeared. A bird dropped from the air dead next to me as I didn’t have to look down to know what happened. it died of hunger mid flight, third time that i’ve seen this in the last two days.

Hunger, all i can think about is how hungry I am, walking over to a tree, apologize as i cut a thumb sized strip of bark off it’s trunk. Leaning down pulling some grass up and wrapping the bark in the grass and slide it in my mouth as i start to chew tricking my mind into thinking im eating. walking past our farms I can count the ribs of the goats and sheep their despite cries of more food with full mangers of feed. i watch the town from a little ways away, i see them prepare in their own way for the end, they are moving slowly but with a purpose.

I lean down and take a sip from the creek, the water hit my empty stomach like a boot to the gut. I will remember this feeling as im killing the damn monster that caused all of this, Chiropoler. I will remember the pain of my friends, my family, my circle. I won’t lose focus and fall into despair and madness. I start humming a song as i make my way into town to see how i can help people for the end. No matter how impossible the odds are we must end this fight.
For the forest for Luisant.