Peeling the Onion

http://guymcpherson.com/2012/08/what-are-we-fighting-for/

“I surrender. Much to my chagrin,

This fight is one I cannot win;

My awakening’s new:

We’re really all through.”

“Now vee may perhaps to begin?”

H/T: Philip Roth

Preps: How Much Is Enough?

When I found out we’re really in Dutch,

I stocked up on tuna and such;

But now that I know

How fast things can go,

I don’t think I’ll need all that much. 

Reframing

There’s plenty of cause to feel glum, 

So maybe reframing helps some: 

Yes, things are decaying, 

But hey, I’m just saying, 

They’re better than what’s still to come.

Waiting for Doom

Waiting for horror to start

Is a drag on the mind and the heart;

When collapse comes about,

We’re going to find out

The wait was the easiest part.

Cliff

We’re over the cliff, we know;

Will the fall be fast or slow?

We might fly through the breeze

Like Thelma and Louise,

Or, Homer-like, bounce: D’oh! D’oh! D’oh!

Crazy or Not, Here We Come

Extinction’s not hard to explain,

But it hasn’t convinced my whole brain:

I’m persuaded it’s true

That our end is in view,

But it still seems completely insane.

No Trace Left Behind

Great works of art, once we’re through,

Will soon disappear from view;

Our creations so clever,

All lost forever—

And everything else we did too.

Depressed? How Unexpected!

At times, doom will make one dejected,

So while you are feeling affected,

Recall Kubler-Ross

Said, when dealing with loss,

Depression should be expected.

Entitled

Some folks think they’ll stay alive

Due to social position or drive;

They’ll sure be upset

When they finally get

That nobody’s going to survive. 

Bottleneck

Nobody’s making it through

The bottleneck we’re coming to;

Extinction’s forever:

The human endeavor

Is over, whatever you do.