Suddenly, nothing grew
The crops around the planet died
The air went dry without dew
The wind carried sands that fried
Hot like a Venusian summer
Cold like a Martian winter
What happened asked rat number two
Rat number one could not answer
He was dead as two would soon be too
We’re completely out of luck
Number two thought, barely cogent
Those nuking monkeys with their muck
Their global warming let run amuck
That mega solar flare coming last night
An asteroid from Jupiter’s Trojan
Falling with its destructive might
Dislodged by a stray rocket
Of a scientific dumb cadet
And Superman down with Kryptonite
In a ruined movie house on fire
Playing with no noise nor fanfare
All ills at the same time from the orient