Warm Hearts

We have screwed the Earth
And that is for sure
There are few things in life we know to be true
But this is one

We examine our fingernails
Seeking a bit of dirt
A fraction of earth
A clue

We think of the news we see
Everyday lavender loveliness
Videos and pictures and serious talking
Our eyes eat

We contemplate of Pacific Ocean Islands
Of floating plastic
It must be the cheating Chinese or others (not us)
Polar bears singing sad songs of swimming sorrow

There is only one more spoon of ice cream left in the very bottom
We dream muscle car dreams
Proceeding down the promenade perfumed
A clear drop of ethyl behind each ear