a hard rain

the next
war may save
the world.
stopping industry
in its tracks.
keeping
oil in the ground,
depleting
the planet
of people.
strange to think
that something
so horrific
could actually
be in the long
run, the best
solution
for those
that remain.
back to planting
seeds
in the ground
by hand,
as it once was,
waiting
blissfully
for nothing more
than a hard
rain.