Atlantic - The Weather Station

My god, I thought what a sunset

Blood red floods the Atlantic

With a wine in my hand, laid

Back in the grass of some stranger’s field

While shearwaters reeled overhead

Thinking I should get all this dying off of my mind

I should really know better than to read the headlines

Does it matter if I see it?

Why can’t I just cover my eyes?

In the half light, soft wind on my skin

Pink clouds massing on the cliffs

Thinking how can i touch this

How can i touch this softest

Petal, softest stem, softest leaf, bending, green, in my palm?

Thinking I should get all this dying off of my mind

I should really know better than to read the headlines

Does it matter if I see?

No really

Can I not just cover my eyes?

Oh tell me, why can’t I just cover my eyes?