heat flow

try to make this life about trees, about earth

all these stars, god above

about everything, everything

all the things

except me

but who’s name in the box

when it comes time to get paid

who puts their empty stomach on the line

when it comes time to fill plates

try to make this life about you

about them, about us

about everybody, everyone

all us humans

except this one

but someone’s name on the line

when the check gets signed

someone’s life on the line

when it comes time to survive

crazy how it looks like there’s a self to see

in this reputation, in this image on a screen

but that reflection’s something bigger

than a frame of you or me

human no worries, there’s no self to help

if i’m helping something bigger than just this self

when i’m lifting me by lifting somebody else