Standing. Alone.
A yellow sky. A shudder, grind
And hesitation of the earth.
Below, black seas heave and sigh
Against a scar of land.
Night. Yellow sky remains.
Arc and flicker.
I breathe. Night fades.
A shallow breath.
Acid rain falls gently.
Pangaea: Proto-continent existing about 375 million years ago eventually breaking into two continental masses, Gondwana & Laurasia. Gondwana: made up of areas now Africa, most of Australia, India, South America & Antarctica. Laurasia: North America, Greenland, Europe & Asia north of the Himalayas.
I put myself there, at the sundering.
Published in: “souls arriving” 2006: “Letter to the White Imbongi” 2013: “3201 e’s” 2018