RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL WARMING
Adaptability
Humans are nothing if not adaptable
We thrive under harsh conditions
We survive the near impossible
We convert our suppositions
Though we’ve no intent to harm her
The earth is growing warmer
While the summer’s getting longer
We adapt by getting stronger
When we cannot breathe the air
We’ll filter it through masks
If a curious child should ask
We’ll pretend we do not care
When the storms become a beast
That rails from west to east
We’ll seek shelter beneath the ground
Where there are no sights or sounds
We’ll adapt to almost anything
But someday they’ll wonder why
We refused to stop the poisoning
Of the water and the sky
We’ll say we did not understand
Knowing fully well we did
We thought we’d find a better land
So we took the highest bid
