everybody voiced
profound, resigned hopelessness
white fog blanketing
Adapted from the article, ‘Profound, resigned hopelessness’: people across US and Canada share effects of wildfire smoke, sub headed … Air quality in North America has plummeted, affecting the health of millions of people across the continent by Marina Dunbar in the Guardian on Sunday, July 19, 2026, where Ms. Dunbar writes:
South of the Canadian border, residents who made even brief trips outside described air conditions as noxious. Chicago recorded the world’s worst air quality on Thursday evening, according to IQAir’s global rankings, with Detroit and Minneapolis also ranking among the most polluted cities.
In Skokie, Illinois, 26-year-old student Zeff said the smoke carried a pungent chemical smell.
“The air stinks of burnt plastic, like it’s been poisoned,” he said. “It’s impossible to take a deep breath without my nose and throat burning.”
He said the ominous haze has settled over neighborhoods throughout the day.
“There’s a mirage hanging on the treetops, white fog blanketing everything in the distance,” he said. “Everybody I speak to voices a profound, resigned hopelessness.”
An analogy for today?
Life imitates life?
It IS almost perfect isn’t it?
There’s a mirage hanging on the treetops.
A white fog blanketing everything in the distance.
Everybody voices a profound, resigned hopelessness.
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