The Secrets

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I know why they cut down trees Because the trees have seen it all.

The conspiracies, the genocides, the slavery, the Rwandas, the Wacos, the Bosnias, the Holocausts. Hitler wasn’t born he was made.

Under a tree the Madonna was raped, Isaac Newton was hit by an apple,

Eve caressed a tree’s sweetness. The trees tell all while exposed to the sky.

They speak of the secrets of the illuminated one-eyed meetings held in darkness with ten heads.

The trees saw who really killed Malcolm and Martin and know under which tree Hoffa sleeps.

They saw the founding fathers conspire with England to keep America forever white.

Wars, slavery, stock market crashes, poverty, fascism doesn’t just happen any more than cars just happen to drive down the streets without drivers.

Spoon Jackson

Spoon Jackson’s poetry has inspired documentarians, filmmakers, composers, and musicians. He has won four awards from PEN America and was a producer for the award-winning podcast at Solano State Prison, UNCUFFED. You can learn more about his publications and works at www.spoonjackson.org.

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