Instead of by the fire of desire,
or by the ice of hate,
From what I’ve seen,
America’s bound to succumb,
to lazy and dumb.
– Conlin Read
Fire and Ice, Robert Frost
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.