earth

bubbling mirthy chirps.
confetti birds in tall trees.
summer’s short wedding.

you mentioned the beer.
your sloppy voice had no fear.
then the tree hit us.

the damp coughing rain.
the pooling tears everywhere.
sadness in the streets.

the pendulous clouds.
hang like gray droopy eyelids.
sad wet and crying.

the blue drawn out sky.
who painted such childishness?
give me a gray day.

unending static.
pixelated weary days.
life in the machine.