In the embers

in the embers of a bygone age

one remembers the ash

that was once as tall as the house I lived in

but was torn down in a flash

the frackers took their energy

and forced our town to be

broken as the earthquakes came

to ravage us constantly

our water it was spoiled alas

nothing to drink no more

the aquifers were polluted

with their chemical wrath and gore

the air was thick with methane

even the healthy felt

the asthmatic’s they were lost for sure

when all the cards were dealt

the corporates all powerful

they lived on their islands far

away from the contamination

they were the blooming tzar

they were rulers of their world

we were the slaves and we

choked on the methane

drank the shit water

and were raped by their constancy

the tories took the rap for it

in our hearts and minds

death and destruction was all around

everywhere the signs

the sickly were dying

the babies crying

the old had passed away

the sick were sicker

the thick were thicker

and all of us did pay