Making Things

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Take 3. Thanks to my writer’s group for the prompts, to Tom for telling me this wasn’t wasn’t quite there (hey, 90% is good enough for me!) and for the folks creating a better world to replace what is being destroyed. For my neefling: A, B, D and R.

“There are a hundred thousand species of love, separately invented, each more ingenious than the last, and every one of them keeps making things.”
~Richard Powers, The Overstory

Kat: keys, lyrics, vox

Out of the blue, the world was turned upon its head
Suddenly, it all went dark
Metalurgy, rare earth minerals and alchemy
and power made the spark
Then over time invention got away from us
and so we all went crazy
If all we can do is burn the kingdom down
what of our sanctuary?

Hold me, I feel like I might fly away
Hold me, but if you ask me, I will stay

Out of the ruins of our shared humanity
emerging from the wild
Creating air, birthing ideas and planting seeds
with the promise of a child
So, dear brothers and sisters come together now
weave a net to catch our children
Open your eyes and learn to fall in love again
with this whole world we live in

Hold on, we don’t have to move so fast
Hold on, we can make these things that will last and last and last

Oh, dear brothers and sisters come together now
weave a net to catch our children