You know, I never liked the Grand Canyon
I never want to go see it
I never want to study it
I think it's overrated
And I think that's an understatement
I love geophysics
But I couldn't care less about the brilliance of the GC
Also, I have a fear of holes in the ground

No, I like mountains
And that's definitely an understatement
I always want to be in the mountains
Or at least on a hill
I want to be where I can always see the mountains
If not surrounding me, then in the distance
They're comforting in a way you wouldn't expect

I was watching The Universe today
And it spoke of the forces that build and tear down mountains
Erosion and Growth are always at odds
But there's never a tie
There's always a winner and a loser
For the GC, erosion won. Big time.
In some places in the Alps, water erodes 200 tons of rock a year
For the Himalayas, they just keep growing
About 2 inches a year
And for all we do as humans to the earth,
These forces can't really be fought on any grand scale



And it's the same thing with relationships of any kind
It's just, life keeps moving
You want to maintain everything, but you can't
It's not meant to be that you have all the same friends all your days
There might be those that you're friends with your whole life
But certainly not every friend you ever made you kept
Some friendships of mine have eroded away
And I know it's for the best
While others are growing and have become these amazing peaks in my life
Always visible on the horizon

Then there are those that I'm trying to hold onto
Not sure whether they're growing or eroding,
I just want them to stay how they are to be safe
But I can't help these
There's no getting them to go one way or the other of my own accord
I just have to let nature take its course
Because otherwise it will take it by force

The thing is though, I'm never gonna like holes in the ground
I'm never gonna appreciate erosion
I'm never going to forgive the universe when relationships crumble away