it must have been beautiful

Driving through a functionally dead world
Homeostatic winds bring the warm air
To a once evergreen landscape
I remember you anxiously scanning the groves
Branches curled
Pained
Infected with tetanus
I want to comfort you
But we both know it's over
Soon it will be engulfed
Those visiting will pose behind a vinyl backdrop to remind themselves
"It must have been beautiful"
Science progresses one funeral at a time
Let's hold one for those who don't see our truth
There'll be no eulogies
Not final last words
As their bones are laid to rest
We refuse to rest
You won't have peace until your life is buried in permafrost