October 02, 2024 – A

If hurricanes and other natural disasters
are going to reshape our lives 
to fit the contours of a new world,
we need to get creative really fast.
We are out of time.
And rebuilding the way it was
is just putting off adjusting
to the new constraints and requirements.

For example:
People are rebuilding homes
that have been swept into the sea
by moving 100 feet or so
from their old foundations.

Reality will finally win,
but it will be a long,
grueling, fight.

We aren't known for our ability
to take "No!" for an answer--
and have only ourselves to blame
for the "No's" we want to ignore.

The New World will not care at all
for our wants and wishes
when it delivers its requirements
and time table to our door steps.

I would like to watch how it plays out,
but I will be glad to miss it as well.