we have built
great machines upon the world
a new kind of life

rising up
paper thin the metal mind
sharper than a knife

the tree grows
deep within the dark river
the water rises

what if I
wake up tomorrow morning
and am someone else?

in our judgment
and       division
we have written
our own prison
too ashamed
to think at all
our minds are
h  o   l   l  o  w
empty        walls

we all think
we are somehow different
that's what unites us

everyone
needs to be reminded that
humans are humans

comparing
and drawing lines in the sand
to divide ourselves

time and tide
dissolve our dividing lines
redrawn somewhere else

silently
the soul of the dragon sails
down the smooth river

who are you
do you wonder about us
there beyond the stars