Fleeting

write please read and enjoy

Hardly have the time, have the energy

never excel at being a beacon, expel the faux morality

there's a flag up here where the air is thin

you should see it, washed and worn, poised brilliantly

it's the ideal symbol, unmanned and waving in the wind

Assume high ground and no longer stand next

this nonstop squawk-box is a flooded chicken-feed

all the pick-and-peck running around with no heads on necks

glaring holes through character history for past misdeeds,

build a reputation off dead-end roads, laying fault wherever it leads

Crime is a heavy coat in the summer, some wear it year round

mercilessly branded, no forgiveness, people are always thankful they're above water when they see someone else has drowned;

not to help, but to blow out bright candles, smother dreams and watch lives go up in smoke like birthday wishes

the strongest weapon against a population is the population, it's the omnipresent bullet that never misses

we're all eating scraps off one plate together, leaving behind less food and more dirty dishes

so guarded and insecure it's almost an offensive decision to voice opinions anymore, but we all do, besides,

you won't be here long enough not to at least try to realize a difference, don't mind your own business

put your mind behind your own business

take your best creation and put it on the outside

live long enough to see it once, take it in with pride

it's your time to be seen, be felt and be heard, as short as it is.