absolute

stripped birch trees still standing

autumns laughing but i won't be

when they're peeled away of their

body, used carelessly

no one wants to be in the hands of someone else

unless they trust them but those are fools

inevitably so am i

maple trees offer sap like bed time stories

fed into our laps when we would question why

all of the time

finding out nothing more than to be quiet

the best lesson in the world i'm sure

come day break, dawn falls short

of our expectations & fairy tale endings

you work to get by

until the people you say goodbye to disappear

another year

another dollar

you could take a trip

to be someone else

besides yourself

asking why

scenery changes but you're still the same
mom used to say there was promise

& dad used to say there was another day

she broke hers

he didn't find his own

clouds are infinite sparking our imagination

we depict faces, shapes while we laugh

laying on the grass until someone doesn't agree

revoked our right of individuality

when someone shows us their own

bought & grown

from the highest billboards

selling the cheapest shit

i can't afford

thank the good Lord for loans

if he ever gave you some credit

at least there's debit

to show you your value in numbers

like over draft

we depict faces, shapes while we laugh

the temperature is warm

i want absolute zero

nothing to count

no room to grow

to feel any less

no one wants to be in the hands of someone else