If I could divide the smell of flowers
I'd send some to the falsely charged
locked in prison cells

send some to the lonely seniors
trapped in apartment hells
send some to the weary miners

sweating beneath the ground
send some to the invisible people
hauling our garbage round


Some answers in life are so easy
like zero plus zero is none

but how do we divide the smell of flowers
so their fragrance is shared by everyone?


Everywhere

If I could divide the smell of flowers

I'd pass some to the frightened animals
caged against their wills
pass some to the dying birds

choking on oil spills
pass some to the angry kids
sniffing up airplane glue

pass some to the crying widow
missing the love she knew


If I could divide the smell of flowers
then you'd always have your share
if I could divide the smell of flowers

there'd be sweetness around you

Everywhere