“7th Extinction”

By Jake Cosmos Aller

 

With the collapse of the humble bee

The 6th extinction event continued unabated

As climate change begins to unravel

Extreme weather becomes the norm

Commercial agriculture fails

Water and electric systems fail

Urban areas are abandoned

Terrified survivors

Huddle together

The rich retreat to underground caves

And take with them workers

Who become slave labor

But happy to be alive

As the 6th extinction

Morphs into the 7th

And final extinction event

The fall of humanity

Looms over the planet

With the collapse of urban civilization

Climate change slows down

But a new ice age

Long overdue

Starts in earnest

Nature’s ultimate revenge