Chicxulub
After 80 million years
of Cretaceous glory
we arose
thumbed and aware
from among our feathered
brethren scaly beasts
A hundred thousand more
before
the spark caught fire
and we knew that
we knew
A dozen millenia
for us to write
our names
upon the world
A handful of centuries
to stare knowing
into the night
A single month
to see it come
And know that we were doomed
* * *
From halfway round the world
I saw the impact flash
reflected on the moon
a sudden dawn
to herald
coming darkness
And knew across the sea
a continent had died
in supersonic flame
The earth began to dance
and sway
a gentle glow suffused
the sky
from orbit molten glass
rained down
in iridescent glory
And as the waves bore up
as high as hills
to wipe us out of history
I stood beneath
their great green curl
beheld the death
of everything I knew
And all I could think was
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful
beautiful...
