A futuristic news flash: a prophecy to rue -
if you don't want to hear the result you know what to do. 
Climate change is critical - which, let's face it - is only fair, 
for the King had often warned us all when he was just the heir.
We haven't been that diligent and now we're on the brink,
if each planet was a person, would this be what they think?
Mercury is unconcerned - alternately scorched and frozen, 
closest to her only sun - she feels the one most chosen.
The second planet is struggling, having drunk a lot of beer
after visiting a bar on Mars that had no atmosphere;
the name of that said planet, you'll know its name is Venus,
thinking of a word that rhymes, I sat and scratched my ... head,...