Warming
Meryl McQueen
The storm arrived like egg white
Beaten into stripped gray peaks. Thunder next,
Setting its tumbling bite
On a climate-shifting heat pretext
Of frowning, rocking sky
With ripe wind derived from currents
Cross and carried north-northwest and south.
Uncertainty that warrants
Argument, at least, to mouth
Apology, while high
Praise for poison is a crutch
Sprung from grab-and-go. Open throttle
On digging in the dark, too much
Too soon, then not enough. The rot will
Seep and set until we all drain dry.
Meryl McQueen
The storm arrived like egg white
Beaten into stripped gray peaks. Thunder next,
Setting its tumbling bite
On a climate-shifting heat pretext
Of frowning, rocking sky
With ripe wind derived from currents
Cross and carried north-northwest and south.
Uncertainty that warrants
Argument, at least, to mouth
Apology, while high
Praise for poison is a crutch
Sprung from grab-and-go. Open throttle
On digging in the dark, too much
Too soon, then not enough. The rot will
Seep and set until we all drain dry.