Anthropocene

Swollen jade plant grows nearer She says, "Help me, too" Put a wet arm out the window, pull it back I thought the plants would always take care of me like that Saw me for me, in the rearview Now I don't want to go to sleep Flypaper full of somebody's old bodies The air gets hot as they circle back to see Is that me? Did she really kill me? Is that me? City skies turn black in the daytime See a burnt-up alligator What the fuck? And I feel bad The kind that makes me feel like maybe I never have before But it's a 30 year old picture of I don't want to die, but I get it when they can City skies turn black City skies stay black Wait (wait) So long It's gone Wait So long It's all gone You wait so long All gone You waited so long Now, it's gone You waited so long It's all gone You waited so long Now of course you're gone You waited so long It's all gone You waited so long Well, of course you're gone