roaring 20s redux
you can watch a mass shooting on facebook live
or your Qanon neighbor losing his mind
or a family drowning in a basement apartment.
when flash flood meets flash camera
desparate pleas reap thoughts and prayers
spreading the word through likes and shares.
bombs dropping from F35s on tiktok
courtesy of your american taxpayer dollars
you gawk at the results like a morbid firework show.
paradise is razed by wildfire & you can watch
the made-for-netflix documentary
even as you cough from breathing in the smoke.
you wonder if a wildfire could reach new england
and heat your brick building like a kiln
while you livestream a self-directed mondo film.
you wonder if the next hurricane will be the bad one
if the next protest will be met with live fire or an IED
you find your footing in an era defined by its precarity.