...Irma's Challenge...Leaves Me Wondering...Aloud Poem by James B. Earley

As I thought of those cars leaving Florida
Irma's challenge left me wondering aloud
....How many...if any....science deniers
Were stuck in that anguished crowd

Or were they...perhaps....somewhere hunkered down
......Collectively...denying the threat...of the storm
Claiming 'scientists...a bunch of misfits and idiots'
...And....such other....notions of scorn

To the contrary....they were among the first folks out
.....All....moneyed deniers...with political.....clout
Classic hypocrites completely frantic no doubt....
Indeed...those scoundrels...were the first ones out
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.......'Twas a litany of science deniers....
Duplicity...amongst...its questionable crowd
Within....countless vehicles...departing Florida
...Irma's challenge...leaves me wondering...aloud