for Lucius
It doesn't matter how much attention one pays if grim extinction comes for them.
And we all got here for free—without paying attention.
I suggest we all enjoy the ride while it's still happening.
In fact, the skins shed from extinction have
been torn off our own back like a fuse
trailing behind us—a comet's tail
if you will—and even if you won't
agree or clearly see what I do see
a glacier evaporates slow
as it forms and you know
when they're finally gone
nobody shall
compare one
to the buried
analogy
of these
burning
humans
from
here
on
up
.