Weekend on Fire

I planned a picnic Saturday

The forecast showed a normal day

By noon it snowed,

at one it hailed

At two the sidewalk caught on fire

The weather app sent seventeen

Emergency alerts directly to me

Then asked if I enjoyed the app

While I was hiding from a tree

Climate change ruined my weekend

Summer started early, never ended The ocean climbed into my basement

And asked if it could use the bathroom

Climate change ruined my weekend The sun is acting independent I bought

a coat, the temperature hit ninety I bought shorts,

now winter’s fighting lightning

A billionaire flew into space

To tell us Earth’s a special place

I separated all my cans

While factories made another sun

They tell me use a paper straw

It melted halfway through my drink

I swallowed half the ecosystem Trying to save the ecosystem

Forecast for tomorrow: Fire with a chance of tornado.

Air quality:

crunchy.

UV index: personal attack.

Climate change ruined my weekend

But pretending won’t repair the ending

We inherited a burning house And someone charged us rent for it

Beautiful weather we’re having.

Is that ash?