honey bee — [E] (v)

it was always the risk
we all hoped it would not happen
our priests assured us it couldn’t
our politicians listened the other way
one day it did

the world dog
saw another
got excited
and mated

our civilisation
brilliant cities
perfected arts
our ancestors’ memories

flattened beyond redemption

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