Cycled home after Mr Edward’s class His stern face still vivid in my memory Placed the end of term report card On the dining table Lost my appetite I hid in my room Miserable.... mom and dad would be so angry Dad called “ Christopher” my name as expected He frowned he wasn’t looking so glad Mom looked worried as she sat Across the table... Upset ... “My intelligent boy,” she said as she hugged me What do you really want to be? Extremely mad , dad told me to improve And gave me a serious threat “No more camping in the Summer for you” My heart sanked, I shrugged and left My angry dad, a manager of a shoe factory Not at all an inspring job for me I asked myself so repeatedly, Am I meaningful to this world? wish I could make my parents happy, but it seems to be beyond me school is a bore and classes are dull... In Aylesworth Forest..... Let me solve the puzzle....
Save the Forest is a novel written by HQ Mitchell. I have written the poem to summarize chapter one of the story for easy understanding to help my Pre Diploma students in class.