I am Canary. My song keeps you safe. It’s only when I’ve gone quiet you listen.

Deeper feels like growth
When value points straight downward
The canary waits

We name cages jobs
Paint them clean with numbers
The canary stays

Progress tastes like dust
But shines enough to ignore
The canary watches

We never ask why
The silence keeps spreading out
The canary sees

By the time we stop
The warning feels historical
The canary knew

We agree to this
Without ever speaking it
The canary listens

Brightness is managed
Even warnings need approval
The canary knows

Exchange replaces breath
Time becomes divisible
The canary stays

We trust the machine
Because it never feels fear
The canary does

Nothing ends at once
It just grows uninhabitable
The canary knew