coronal mass ejection tanka

watch how i go blind
on glassless coronal bliss
i stare at the flares
regale the mass ejections
eyeless pinhole dejection

What I’m Reading:

This option of ‘giving up’ is only possible from a place of privilege. Let’s say we stop trying and temperatures climb by another degree or two, taking us well past our climate targets. If you live in a wealthy country, you’ll probably be okay. It won’t be plain sailing, but you can buy your way out of serious danger. That’s not true for many less fortunate people, though. Those in poorer countries cannot afford to protect themselves. Accepting defeat on climate change is an indefensibly selfish position to take.

— Hannah Ritchie / Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet