Numb Burn

Thought about ignoring the news cycle but pretending nothing is happening is worse and irresponsible so instead we must carry on.

Photo by Mishal Ibrahim on Unsplash

It seems every day the world 
is subjected to nothing 
but brimstone and fire. 
When one crack is patched 
and smoothed over, 
a hole is then discovered 
but we've run out of cement. 
When one fire is extinguished, 
smoke is rising elsewhere 
far in the distance 
but we've run out of water. 
Chaos is not something to become 
numb to and yet it's become 
a slow burn we're watching 
devour and degrade 
every aspect of our lives 
like a flame disappears 
a sheet of paper 
from the outside in 
until only a spec of ash remains. 
It feels like being a frog 
under anesthesia 
on top of a gas stove's burner 
at full blast.

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