Ambition

Ambition is a hollow tree.
Achievement a castle built upon sand
Pleasure a dry lake
Truth is absolute if privileged to receive
Craving breath and voice
Yet lungs are a weary reservoir

Ambition is a hollow tree
War is a thirsty drunk
Slurring declarations of liberty
Chewing words of honor lathered in hate
Spewing bullets from broken yellow teeth
Aimed at able-bodied children
Brass and lead and daughters and dreams
Lie drowning in red ponds

Ambition is a hollow tree
Old bones and gasoline burning history
Fueling fraud and business dinners
Ties and smoke black as their souls
Regret suffocating under money machines
Weight so heavy birds can't even breathe

Ambition is a hollow tree