Lovely Weather We’re Having
The world is on fire
all across the globe
Canada, Europe, North American Midwest
while the Southwest floods
and the Northeast
gets an introduction to tornadoes
as we lie here quietly
under a blanket of fog
and keep our longing for sunshine to ourselves
and watch the news and see the world climate
turning and burning
with Mother Earth showing her anger at being ignored
and we just stay silent, turn up our jacket collars
and mumble our thanks
for slightly cloudy and 62° and a light breeze
with an overnight low of 53°
and if we keep our complaining
to a reasonable minimum
we are rewarded each day at 3 PM
with a brief appearance and a gentle kiss from the sun
thanking us for our patience.
The world is on fire
and the gods keep sending
floods to the wrong places
but we only do short bouts of worry
and complain quietly
because
I’ll be long dead before this shit really goes south
meanwhile the gods keep screaming
at us to wake up and get it right
but their aim ain't what it used to be
with their angry tornado breath
landing in the wrong place to wipe out
the trailer park full of people that voted for the guy
who took away the wind turbines
because there is no money in it for Big Oil
and took away subsidized healthcare
because there was no money in it for Big Pharma
who needed all their profits
to sell you their drugs on the nightly news
that you now can’t afford
that would help you to not have a panic attack
while watching the weather report
but you should ask your doctor if it’s right for you
and don’t take it if you are allergic
because it may kill you
which would severely impact
their bottom line
as well as yours.
San Francisco, CA
August 2026
