Devon Balwit
The U.N. Climate Report—Meh
Up by another couple degrees, but gradually.
I’m still comfortable. Aren’t you? If not,
adjust the AC. No need to be hot—
at least not inside. As for the reefs, distantly
bleaching, I’m not much of a swimmer,
are you? I’d rather thumb National Geographic
when dealing with the bathic.
As for potable water; that’s why there
are airplanes, to distribute things
where people need them. Don’t be glum.
Think bottled water on pallets, in gallon drums,
flown by Marines through ruddy evenings,
like in the movies. We’re in the Anthropocene.
Cool, no? An era named for human beings
Devon Balwit is the author of A Brief Way to Identify a Body (Ursus Americanus Press, 2018). Her poems have appeared in Rattle, Poets Reading the News, The NewVerse News, The Ekphrastic Review, Peacock Journal, and more. For more of her poetry, reviews, collections, and chapbooks, visit her website, devonbalwitpoet.
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