All Because of a Few Degrees

All Because of a Few Degrees

I never saw this coming

Neither did the other 12 billion

Such is the life, or the end of a life

For everyone on this planet

The ice cover began melting

It actually began years ago

Now, I began to take notice

Now, I must make plans

No longer will I walk from pole to pole

No longer will my skates be of use

No longer will my house withstand the heat

Now, it all turns to liquid

Our shield versus the asteroids falters

Waves, what are waves?, crash upon us

I cannot swim, but I can learn

Many have no such options available

What of our atmosphere?

What will keep the methane in place?

Am I to suffocate or drown?

What a hideous new word, “drown”

Perhaps there is another

Place or person who can help

Perhaps there is a reason

For this plague foisted upon us

I see the drips of liquids soon to become vapor

That I only learned about from children’s stories

I wished I had paid more attention then

For that “Happily Ever After” promised during such reads

My name is Ruben

Remember me if you can

My world is dying

All because of a few degrees