yesterday the anger was
a molten core, pressure building
praying for eruptiontoday the depression is
a granite pluton hard and cold
yielding to erosion

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maybe Yellowstone will redeem us
before we can do too much damage;
you know, wipe the slate clean, hit restart on
this whole “life” business

foolish man, to think nature
does not always hold the trump card;
they ignored the signs in Pompeii too
but hey, at least they’re famous

turn to geology on your deathbed
it is the only science that can save you