This is not the time for rhyme or careful rumination.
Train of thought is overwrought and has just left the station.
Protests down in Louisville of course attracted violence.
Covid’s killed two hundred-thou and all we hear is silence.
President says he may not step down after election.
“Herd mentality’s” his nod to natural selection.
Climate change now threatens our land’s hazardous waste sites.
If you’re in a flood plain near one, best start booking flights.
Health care and abortion rights may soon be stripped away.
There is not one shred of good news. No poem today.