All that's left

All that’s left is the unbearable taste of air 

Weighing us down and choking us. Jerking on our insides

As we watch our once lively home crumble into nothingness

I suppose it’s the earth’s wrath we failed to comfort 

The screams of pain we chose to ignore,

Despite knowing the consequences

Maybe the idea of it

The idea of the end seemed too distant for us to care

Because it’s the children of our children

Who would have to survive this monstrous mess we created

Or maybe we just gave up at some point

And decided that there was no hope

As the scars we left here can never truly fade

And everything we had is slowly withering away

The way we filled our night sky with light which got rid of our stars

Even if there's no hope, this is the only place we know of where we can

Watch the sunset, see the flowers grow, hike, swim,

Go on late night walks and admire the new years fireworks

So can we at least leave something here, even if it’s only little,

Let’s leave something for our spirits to savour