New Song: "Obscenity (The Ballad of Firesky)" (Patreon)

I wrote this on Sept. 10, when the smoke was so thick that the sky turned red or deep orange in many places along the West Coast, and authorities were telling people the air outside was hazardous to their lives. The song has a few apocryphal elements, but not many and not by much.

Donald Trump took my land,Made it someplace I can't stand,But I thought, I’m still free, You can't take the sky from me.

Then some California twitsRevealed their unborn’s naughty bitsHad a real fireworks spree,Burned down every frickin’ tree.

Firefighters risk their lives,Children, elders, husbands, wives,Have to flee their property...What if the kid’s non-binary?

Washington and Oregon, Over four million acres gone,Where blue skies once met the sea,Trump’s complexion is all I see....

Lost my love, lost my land,Lost the last place I could stand...Trump says rake between each tree,But no funding shall you see...Trump, he took the sky from me.

Music: "Serenity (The Ballad of Firefly)" by Joss WhedonPhotograph: Max Whittaker from the NY Times.Used without permission.