All I Want for Christmas Are the Polar Ice Caps
written by: Gabriel Bates
It’s the 25th
of December.
I look out the window
and squint at the sun,
confused as to why
it’s 75 degrees outside.
It feels like
we’re celebrating the holiday
in Australia.
I think about global warming
and all that ice melting
and how we’re screwed
if it all disappears.
Because even Santa
can’t replace that.
Gabriel Bates is a poet living in Pittsburg, Kansas. His work has appeared in several publications, both online and in print.
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