Of Rage and Ruin - Nov. 9, 2026

my mango trees should freeze

where I live but not anymore

the crops of Midwest farmers

shouldn’t burn the way they did

forests shouldn’t have to plead for moisture

and deserts get even less than a little

that kind of wind, that kind of fire

that loss of life, that destruction,

none of us should see

nor those numbers on a thermometer

and it’s not merely a blistering earth

that’s taking us down

people seem more heated,

burning down human connections,

then fanning those embers

to start more fires