The Path of Totality

The Path of Totality
 
High on the igneous ridge,
the shadow of a left-
hander salutes the shadow of a
right-hander and they
waltz toward the disappearing sun
 
We do not know what will
happen and when it
does are we ever ready
 
But I know when to be real,
when to stop playing Atlas,
and when the world needs to
go away
 
We are packets of
energy and matter.
When we try to be more,
we’re not doing anyone any favors
 
I am here when you need me,
scribbling shadows on the page,
constructing wild guesstimates as
the moon etches a line of
black across the continent

Michael J. Vaughn's twentieth novel, Figment, is now available in both digital and paperback forms at Amazon.com.