Burning in Hell

 
There is sadness in the rain
but the Earth's tears
will not stop the forest burning
What use are hearts
that beat for greed
and not love
when there's no more air to breathe
and the shadow of machines
turns green to black
rising through the smoke
beyond the clearing
A tegu lizard pants
pausing to stare at my shoe
his cold desperate eye
frames a moment of hatred
before darting away
just to let me know
the world is ending