Catastrophe, Apostrophe

Catastrophe, apostrophe, our own,
the devil denial makes sighted blind,
what reason shows becomes grounds for exile,
as we wait, prevaricate, it’s too late

through abysmal air of forests on fire,
two monarchs yet seek the way to Pismo,
beautiful orange and gold and yet so sad,
because so few, so many remembered

when we refuse to own our own actions,
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