Trees

Rafiqul Islam Rime, Agrabad, Chittagong
The paltry numbers of trees that can be spotted bear a queer burden upon them, to say the least! As they are being subjected to a natural decay owing to the biological grounds, they are unfortunately falling victims to the burden inflicted by the humans as well. The point gets clear if one extends the antenna of one's observation- see how the lone and withered trees in the urban towns are burdened by the sign boards that they are forced to carry on their weary frames. There are, interestingly, the signboards of the coaching centres of a variety of tantalising and at times ridiculous names: sure success, never do fail, nexus, peerless the list would rather go on and on! These few trees living on their own to generate oxygen to the humans should be left alone on their own --- we should not do injustice to the ones that are helping to live, and we are piercing them headlong ---- a display of sheer cruelty that needs to be stopped.