Fury
of the unacknowledged
screams across
morning’s final umbrage.
Dissident dawns.
Long derided requiems
seeking appointment.
Ignorance akin to slander.
What must it take
to wrench eyes skyward?
To taste
of the burning fascination
that is the incumbent star.
Rage
as the day is mocked.
Heads turned
face down
into a false light.
Solaris slips,
weeping into the West,
while the moon
paces the sky,
disinterested.
Another soul of apathy.
Disregard for reflected glow.
Darkness finally descends
on the doomed.
DJR – 2023
