Reluctant Reemergence
Backlit silhouettes
Framed by a golden halo
The tranquil groves brought back to life
Maple branches join the zephyr
In unison they sing
As the droplets in their manes refract the evening light

This is what I've come to love
Oaken vaults of timeless patience
Uncaring, unknowing, if I only knew how
And is this not what you claim to love?
You've a violent way of loving
Do these barbed wire fences somehow signify hope?

You've set firе to the land we werе once taught to share
Corrupted the meanings of epics and effigies
Spare my senses your soul-sucking vitriol
How did patriots end up this pitiful
Fuck your delusional wet dreams of the past
They've never held true and they never last
In your midst my pride feels like shame
Now the branches are shrieking and crackling in flames
In time you'll be gone, you won't be missed
It's time you live as you learn and left