They say in future eons the sun
will enter its red giant phase as
hydrogen fuel in its core is depleted.
They say the sun will swell
large enough to overcome
the orbits of all the inner planets.
Earth's water will boil and
everyone will call god’s name
before being consumed by fire.
I remember you came like that
one night in September,
and it seems to me that
dying while screaming engulfed
in the luminous swell of the fire’s
combustion won’t be so bad.
DQ 7/10/07
