Message In a Bottle

I’m watching my surroundings And I don’t know what to do The world is coming to an end And I’m trying to warn you. I’m writing you a message Which I hope that you’ll receive And on this parchment written well I hope that you’ll perceive The dangers of experiments, Of waste and luxury, This planet just cannot sustain The lives of you and me. I tried to send it via air But the planes just will not fly; They say the air is far too thin That carbon is the sky. So then I tried the mail on land Encountering a quirk Disease has stricken everywhere And no one’s left to work. Then sea it is, I’ll have it float Within a bottle green, But when I walked along the beach There was no water to be seen. I took it out and sat to think, I’ll offer it by hand, But when I reached to pick it up It burnt into the sand. I’d write another warning sign But no pages in my hand, I’d tell you using word of mouth – Would you ever understand? The air, polluted thick and through, Disease from you to me, The water’s gone and fires rage, How can I make you see? July 11, 2007