I Watched the Ice Collapse, and No One Listened

The models screamed at me. The data was clear—Antarctic ice, slipping away, one decimal point at a time. I spent nights running simulations until my eyes blurred, hoping for a margin of error that never came. I tried to write the warnings in language that would make people care. I tried to sound urgent but not desperate. I tried to sound certain, even when I felt like a fraud—like maybe I was the only one who couldn’t look away. We talk about sea levels like numbers. But I see cities drowning in my dreams. I see the emails I send, unread. I see the grant rejections, the empty conference rooms, the silence after I say, "This is real." The ice is melting. I’m still here, waiting for someone to notice. #ScienceFatigue #ClimateDespair #LabBurnout