Fluorescent Skies

I'm awakened by the sound

Rain against my window

It's getting harder to ignore

But these tired eyes need rest

Scattered light through broken windows

Far beneath fluorescent skies

Voices calling from a distance

So why am I still standing here?

The tense, electric hum abides

The wires meant to contain it

Until it arcs through angry skies

That look down with contempt

Scattered light through broken windows

Far beneath fluorescent skies

Voices calling from a distance

So why am I still standing here?

Rivers overflow their banks

Change their course forever

Force their will upon the earth

Wash it all away

Scattered light through broken windows

Far beneath fluorescent skies

Voices calling from a distance

So why am I still standing here?