Scientists say that every so often
something tips,
and savannah turns to desert,
or forest to tundra,
in the space of a decade or less.
Our own short history’s littered
with drought, plague, famine,
war and tyranny.
What’s one more bank collapse,
one more novel virus?
The moon is just past full,
the March wind is wet
and warm. There’s no line
at the ATM,
but the dogs seem
restless tonight.