Sustainability

"Sustainability"

Temperatures rose

To over one hundred degrees

We took some shade

Underneath this gnarled oak tree

Its trunk twisted this way and that

Look closely and you'll see

Outer bark shaped itself to resemble a heart

For our lives I thought this was a reward

What a misconception for our warmth

I breathed the distinction of sulfur in my lungs

As the smoke from the fire made its way along

I created this fire, didn't I?

A while back, I must've left some lights on at home

I was in such a rush to get to you I was careless

Something short circuited and sent a flurry of flames

I'm sorry, I'm to blame

We should start thinking

Of sustaining you and me

Or what we have will turn to nothing eventually

Because I'm feeling this fire more and more

And the smoke makes its way into my veins

The pollution it spreads into the air

I took in eight hundred pounds of despair

And I know it doesn't feel so good now

But with a little bit more time we'll work it out

I'll recycle my thoughts again and again

With every use they gain more meaning

Temperatures rose

To over one hundred degrees

And we'll stay here

Underneath this gnarled oak tree

Soon we'll be self-sustaining

With this brand new start

Reused from the ashes of broken hearts.