Heatwaves radiating across the country,

common occurrences every summer

now occurring every season.

 

Summer stretches long into Fall,

makes a cameo during Winter

And begins earlier every Spring.

 

It’s a heatwave, they say.

No, it’s global warming.

No, it’s now called climate change, haven’t you heard?

No, that’s all fake news.

It’s only a heatwave, you see.

 

Varying heatwaves from place to place,

it’s unheard of in cities without air conditioning.

And now 130 recorded in the middle of Death Valley,

it’s a long streak of near-death experiences for everybody.

 

Sure, tell them it’s just another heatwave while our friends melt in the sweltering sun. 

Tell them it’s only a heatwave when the final glaciers breakaway.

Tell them it’s only a heatwave, I’m sure they will soon believe.