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Pictures of history moulded in grey clouds
Dropping one by one
shapes of the past, shapes of the future
The damage done
the shape of now
Now there is none
Don’t stick your nose in the air for too long No more birds Maybe history is just one big lesson?
No more butterflies
Destruction has bred this evolution
No more flowers
They claim the aim is to maintain
No more
But your arrogance is evidence The lack of intelligence
You search for tears but they’re hidden inside
To understand these simple ways
Nothing…. Just nothing
Kindness, love, and the need to embrace
Oh how one drop of water would feed your soul
This is how real change has been made Blame and shame, just a mind game
The ash pits of sorrow around you
Who’s the highest, who’s the lowest
That once were blossoming trees
Who’s the fastest, who’s the slowest
Now you have become
Who’s the strongest who’s the weakest Who’s the richest who’s the poorest
Don’t stick your nose in the air for too long
Comparing is justifying the intensity, the toxicity, The scarcity, the hostility, the jealousy, the inequality That is this misguided humanity.. sometimes I wonder if empathy is a lonely spectator longing to join the game Don’t stick your nose in the air for too long The smoke has risen once again Flaming words spit from your tongue Firing on your enemies
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