Evergreen

Evergreen  12/31/2013

A canary just fell over

And lies dead underground

Just another missing piece

That we would rather ignore.

Life is fleeting

And it runs like water

Through our fingers

All because we don’t understand.

Wasting our time

All tied up in knots

And always seeking answers

That we should already know.

Bombed out, blackened,

And twisted

The remains of civilization

Bloody and dead. 

This is the fruit

Of double minded hypocrisy

As we stumble over ourselves

And slouch into the grave.

A new day or a new year

Shall come

But man remains the same

And watches from afar.

Detach from what is dead

And forget what is lost

But build anew

Where it matters

All over again.

In times of great loss

There always remains a chance

But only if you take it

And only if you know.