Isn't life wonderful

There's always another

Catastrophe

But we just hum along

Ignore the collapse of buildings

We say

Lets watch the crazies as they 

Sing and dance

For our own entertainment

Watch the son get high

And burn away the life

It's supposed to nourish

Isn't life wonderful?

We'll sing as waves crush

Your homes and lives

We feel so invincible

Just like the Sun

You missed paradise

By a million miles

So we ask you

Isn't life wonderful?

We'll laugh at

Sand soaked red

As we drink water

In front of the dehydrated children

It's not like we know better

We are Americans

So all we know is

How to ask you

Isn't life wonderful?

Author's Note

The first line of the third stanza isn't a typo.

Reviews

[harley]

very true jake. i could not have said it better myself.it was amazing

[Lily Mae]

A very wise write:) True to the core.. x

[Naomi Roseღ]

This was wonderful