RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: CATASTROPHES
Preparations
A threat to all of humankind
Duck and cover under desks
Let’s pretend we’re deaf and blind
What has created such a mess?
Have you ever wondered why?
Our preparations are in jest
Out of sight and out of mind
Let us hope it turns out best
Everything will be fine
Maybe – more or less
The storms are growing ever stronger
The wrath is ever greater
Hurricane season is even longer
And autumn is even later
The future is looking dark and grim
Shadows falling everywhere
Our chances growing very slim
Yet we are not prepared
The light is growing dim
Stand up if your care
We search for something better than
The path that we’ve been walking
A better way to understand
The measures we’ve been blocking
The time is now to get prepared
Disasters will not end
Ignore the pattern if you dare
It’s just around the bend
Here, there and everywhere
It soon could be the end
