city smog? forest flares?
no more fish or birds or bears?
I really can’t afford to care
with portfolios of stocks and shares

rising oceans? drowning islands?
scarcity and civil violence?
all I need’s a little silence
to itemise my gold and diamonds

floods and cyclones? fire and famine?
riot squads with water canons?
look – I’m awfully sorry it happens
collecting art’s my only passion

increasing climate instability?
global unsurvivability?
none of it really bothers me
in my underground facility