Nevergreen

I stick my head out of the car

No longer smells like trees

The stench of smoke and gasoline

Now pollutes the breeze 

As I walk through city streets,

The greenery's been cleared

To make roads, streets and houses

The birds have disappeared

When I step onto the sand,

I start to feel distressed

For what I see there on the beach

Is one big plastic mess

Walking home, I hear a noise

And as I turn around

All I see are tall green trees

Falling to the ground

In my room, I read a book

With pictures of the past

There are bushes, flowers, shrubs, and bees

All things that couldn't last