Can’t you see the world is dying

Can’t you see?

Don’t you care?

The whole world is on fire

People are dying

Millions of people are dying all over the world

Every day

And no one cares

No one cares

We drown out the screams with white noise

We’ve grown used to the stench of blood and rotting flesh

We no longer see the trails of blood

We do not notice our hands stained with blood

Our clothes stained with blood

We do not notice we feast on the bloated remains of the starved

We do not notice that the mortar that holds up our homes and institutions.

Is made from the bones of those we left to die in the streets

Of those we killed in camps,

in prisons,

in plantations,

In sweatshops,

In warehouses,

In alleys

Through maliciousness

Through enjoyment

Through neglect

All I want to do is scream

Scream through the madness of it all

Scream and scream

Until my throat is bloody and raw

Until the world stops and listens

Until this terrifying loss of faith

And hope for the future

Consumes me

And I no longer know fear

Or self-preservation

Only the fiery rage that will burn this all down

Let this world end

Let us burn it to the ground

And trust others to rebuild

A stronger, loving world

But first we must burn these decrepit things

Blow away the bleached white rib cages of ancient monstrosities

That refuse to let go of their wealth

And their power

Let us flip the continent over, into the sea

Wash away all this horror

And when it returns to the surface

May the sun shine

On a new land

A new people

A new future

Where death isn’t compartmentalized

Where responsibilities to each other are not abnegated

Where we no longer need to

Feast on rot and decay

Where our footsteps do not leave a trial of blood

And our bones are not carved

With the name of all we’ve killed

Let it end

Let it all end

So others may live