Fear and anger 

are fossil

fuels

polluting

with energy,

altering

climate

in ways

that make

worsening

storms

increasingly

likely.

They sit

there

lurking

beneath

the surface

of life

as

we drill

through strata

of substance

for stuff

that lubricates

ego.

No sense

of

consequence

while burning,

assuming 

necessity

for existence.

Because 

this is

all

there is,

while we

elongate

the moment.

The mantra

of now

forgets;

and lacks

imagination, 

but mostly

lacks

humility.