There’s no evidence for climate change.
Yes, there’s really no truth about climate change and
if you think it’s real, you must be deranged.
Warmer summers are just fine with me.
You know those steamy days they won’t affect me.
Trump says “I don’t believe it,” and we always agree.
The pointy-head scientists can’t make up their minds ‘cause
their facts and their figures are all in their minds.
Their agenda is clear with an evil design.
Planetary cycles are causing this heat.
Nothing new here, just the usual heat.
No data about it can make me retreat.
Wisconsin’s Johnson says change is good for his state.
Without it, glaciers would cover his state
and more deaths from freezing, there’s no debate.
India and China must lower emissions.
We’ll keep on drilling, the hell with emissions.
I said we’re the United States and we don’t need permission.
There are always extinctions, just tough luck.
Animals have to adapt or they’re out of luck.
Who really cares about one more duck?
Climate change is a hoax, they’ve got it all wrong.
They think we’re fooled, but we’re never wrong.
Denial’s the lyric of our swan song.
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Bonnie Demerjian writes from Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest where she migrated to teach a year or two. Before she knew it, she had become a forever Alaskan. Her poems have been published in print and online publications including Alaska Women Speak, Tidal Echoes, Blue Heron Review, Pure Slush and the Unmooring. She has also written four non-fiction books on Southeast Alaska’s history and nature.
