Climate Change

So.

Button this up.
Close it down.
Straighten the shirt,

tighten the belt
while you’re standing there,
just standing there.

So.

Put
the pieces together.
Make sure they match.

Let’s agree at least
that where they do not match
they complement each other.

Let’s nod in agreement 
over that detail
regardless

of whether or not
the agreement
between us is complete.

Let’s agree to disagree
if we must. You’ve been 
standing there

for more than a while and
certainly you want
to get going.

Been prepping
for this
long enough

and just standing there
must be
chafing. 

So.

Get going. Pay no attention
to the sound of people grumbling
and raging.

That will be irrelevant soon enough.
It’s going to be hard enough without
allowing yourself that aggravation.

Lay yourself down
by the riverside. Don’t worry
about how you look. 

Your clothes match or at least
the colors don’t clash and 
it’s cooler here in the shade.

It’s the last place
on earth that’s cool enough
for comfort. 

Might as well be comfortable.
Might as well get dressed
for success and failure 

as they are
coming to you
in equal measure.

You’ll look good
when they find you. 
You’ll look good. 

So.

No one in the future
will understand this
anyway. Might as well

lie down,
look good,
feel better.