I remember flying into L.A. post-apocalypse, and the damage the fires brought. I was reminded again after a recent TV presentation of homeowners who lost everything.
L.A. Fires, 2025
The descent into LAX disclosed
nothing. But the cloud cover,
like a pulled-up duvet after a philanderer
has his way, shrouded it all.
Night after night on the TV news,
boomerang planes hammered the inferno
with retardant as the flames flashed,
jumping dwellings like a ping-pong ball.
It looked as if Beelzebub broadcast live
from Hades with him chortling, ravaging
structures, leaving solitary fireplaces
where homes once sheltered families.
Is it better to lose everything or have
your house survive "intact"
with a hellscape of smoldering ruins
embracing you?
Marilyn Aschoff Mellor
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