There came a high and lonesome dove

Looking at the earth from up above

Headed east but the wind was blowin' west

After flying all night he was looking for some rest

Down below there were people

Building like he'd never seen

Knocking down trees and scraping the ground clean

So he moved on hoping for something more serene

He came upon an ocean

Poisoned by distress

Drowning in garbage and choked by all the rest

And the dove shed a tear resigned to reach his nest

But he was headed east and the wind was blowin' west

He saw two armies fighting

Fighting like he'd never seen

People killing one another in a bloody scene

So he moved on hoping for something less obscene

The twilight hid the lovers

Naked in the hay

But they cast off lights of love that split the gray

He slowed down to listen but they didn't have much to say

And he moved on thinking that things might be okay

There was a high and lonesome dove

Looking at the earth from up above

Tired of his journey and worn down by the stress

He was headed east but the wind was blowin' west

© RDBrooks 2014