Hideous heat domes,
Desiccating droughts,
Gasping globe,
Forever firestorms,
Cremated creatures,
Still secrecy!
Breadbaskets barren,
Oily coffers overflowing,
AI awaiting,
Lotta SpaceX launchpads,
Eight billion experts . . .
Summer’s Agony Age,
Doom,
Death!
Childhood summers,
Garden’s growing
Delectable dill
Perfect plum dances,
Plenty, joy, warmth,
Tremendous tomorrows!
© 2023 Reese Halter
Refuse. Reduce. Repurpose

Reese Halter is a bees/trees/seas defender.
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