Hear the Canaries
Listen to the canaries,
How they cry out to you.
Listen to the canaries,
While there's something you can do.
Listen to the canaries,
They tell the fate that comes for you.
Listen to the canaries warning,
Because of you, they're dying.
Hear their voices as they say,
I was just like you the other day.
If you ignore them,
A terrible price you'll pay,
Because they aren't the only ones,
The mine will take away.
Pain Scale
When does it count?
I am stuck in bed,
I am not free.
When does it count?
I cry in my sleep,
I'm full of misery.
When does it count?
I try not to scream,
A real person I'll never be.
When does it count?
When does it stop being
An "at least it's not..."
A "you just gotta live with it"
A "that's too bad"
An "it'll get better".
When does it count?
