The speed with which
the planet’s lungs
are being intentionally
cut and burned
makes me wonder
how many years
my sons have
before the planet
collapses under
the heavy, greedy,
oblivious shoes
of humanity
Makes me wonder
which animals
are feeling the flames
on their fleeing backs,
whose homes were
just today destroyed,
and which species
we’ve bumped
to the front of the line
in the endless
procession
towards extinction
Makes me wonder
how much longer
you’ll take your beef
charbroiled on
the flames of
global warming
and whether you
will even notice
the rising heat
of the water
before it
boils us alive
25 Aug 2019
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