°±²°±²Û I T ' S N O T E A S Y B E I N G G R E E N Û²±°²±° The plant people are on the move, No, listen to me, man. They're just not takin' any more, Better run as fast ya can. The streets are shaking thundrously Beneath their leafy tread. Their tendrils, stems and roots go in And probe inside your head. ÜßÛßܲ²²Ü The flowers found the lawn mowerßÜß²Ü and took it for a ride²Ý and chased me down the street while chanting²²²²Ü ß²Ü "No more herbicide!"²²ß²²²²ß²Ý ßÜ²Ü²Ý Shrubs and hedges down the lane²Û²   were marching at me, crooning:²²²²²²²²Û²   "Take up the rakes, the shears and spades!Û²²ÜÜ Let's see how HE likes pruning!"ßܲ²²²Ü ÝßÛ²²²²ÜÜÛÛ And then the grass, it tripped me up,ÝÞ°²²²²ÛÛ²And twisted 'tween my feet.Ü Þ Üß²²±²²²²It pinched, it snatched, it poked, it scratched,ÜßÞßÜßß±°° °My face was in the peat.ÛÛ°ÛÛÛÛ Þ°°°ÛÛÝ Twining slowly 'round my legsÛ°°ÛÛ came vines out of the sewer.ÞÛÛÛÝ my nose was filled with reeking fumesß ß of garbage and manure. The road was torn and ripped to shreadsÜÜÜ By hordes of ancient roots.Ü    °Ü The trees, they planted barricadesÞ    ±²ßÛÜ With baby little shoots.Û  ±ÜÜ Ý C T H ß    ëÛë U L U ! The holly, rose and hedges roseßß Û   Ý with thicket, spike and thorn.Ü°±ßÞ°°ßÛÛܲ±°Ü And scratched me up before I fledÞ°±°±ßß°Þ°Ý My flesh was hurt and torn.ÜÛ°ÝÞ±ÝÞ°Þ±Ü Ü°±²ß °±°±Þ°Ü My time has come, the plants caught upÜ°±²ß Þ±ÝÞ°Ý ß°°Ü With leaves and stalks a stalking.ÜÜÜ ÛÞÞ þÜÜÜ °±ÜÜÜ °ßÜÜþÝÝÝÛ ÜÜÜÜ But next time you pass an apple tree,ß ßß±Ü ÞÝ ß ßß With apples glowing healthily,ßß ßÜ Instead of reaping fruit with glee Just take an afterthought from me,"Why choose the LESSER of two evils?!" And simply keep on walking. SAUCE00It's not easy being green!CthuluImperial20940526