The larkspur tuck into the Reed minnows Evening up guppies and grub I stare out at the lake Wondering why its taken me so long to write Something, anything It occurs to me that writing is an act of love And I've been out of love with many things Avoiding my feelings The feverish sense of disdain Upon seeing the glows of the city. There is a sense of pain I feel For the earth For humanity Seeing billows of smoke rise industry These broken towns Where I can imagine Children In there cribs parents watching t.v Fast food diets Stories where The big brother Is never good enough I don't know how to turn off my faucet of emotions sometimes So I don't bother Entering the room with the running sink. The ducks merganzers, birch bark, pine, aspen, willow, lake, glinting Alpine Frozen ice snow.