Today

It is warmer in the winter

Than it is

Than in the sun’s unforgiving rays in the winter

Than in the warm repose of spring

Than in the bonfires we light on autumnal evenings

Today

It is warmer in the winter

Than it was before the two degrees

Today

It is warmer in the winter

And our ice is melting

But not just the ice cube that is left mindlessly in our sink

Or a child’s ice cream cone dropped on the sidewalk

But huge mountains of ice

That have trapped disease and sunken the strongest ships

And this happens in the freezing cold

Today

It is warmer in the winter

And our homes are burning

And not just anthills set ablaze by juveniles given access to a magnifying glass

But whole cities,

Forests,

Outbacks,

Are turning to embers

And this happens in the freezing cold

Today

It is warmer in the winter

And our seas are rising

And not just a glass of water someone filled up a little too high

But whole oceans, spanning whole worlds

Are filling over their brim

And we pay the price for it

As Poseidon engulfs our towns

And this happens in the freezing cold

Today

It is warmer in the winter

Because of the things that’s we, as a species, have done

Look at all the dying animals around us!

Look at the toxic plastics in your dinner!

Look at the disasters popping up seemingly everywhere!

Today

It is warmer in the winter

Because of our wrongdoings

But our politicians

Our neighbors

That one random mail carrier

Say

“It’s just nature!”

And brush the issue aside

And refuse to listen to other world leaders

Other neighbors

Coworkers

But these are the idealologies

That are poisoning our mother

Today

It is warmer in the winter

Because humans beings will always be foolish.