if nature sold herself on layaway

in a little town

I would be the first in line

and buy myself a sound

a waterfall a tidal wave or a breathing of the trees

a heavy wind a thunder or a falling of the leaves

and I would proclaim

I’m the new proprietor of a sound

in a press conference held

downtown

when the people would look at me

in distain I would simply tell them this

at least you’ll have someone to blame for

ruining your weekend

I would play mother nature

unlease my sound at will

no more sitting and waiting

on this cracked window sill

if I feel like love

I will shake the trees

if I’m consumed in lonliness then

I will drop the leaves

and I would proclaim

I’m the new proprietor of a sound

in a press conference held

downtown

when the people would look at me

in distain I would

simply say outright

at least you have someone

to blame for scaring

the children in the night

what if I call for a waterfall

some light rain

and some other owner calls

for a massive hurricaine

we’d have to be responsible users

and respect the rules of God

I’ll just take a load off and

have to buy them all

and I would proclaim

I’m the new proprietor of a sound

in a press conference held

downtown

when the people would look at me

in distain I would

simply say

at least you have someone

to blame for a near perfect day