from The Luciferians
Think
of what the sky
is
without a giant
falling
god in flames.
All information
in the form
of this planet
is action
in the light of the Sun.
The day
is a measure
of what it
takes the Sun
to forget us.
Every night
every thought
we think
is backlit
by that
panopticon
in the sky
& its mirrors
here on Earth.
The city
lights
obscure
the stars &
all messages
they hold
until
the Sun
splits open
the day &
annihilates
all other light.
Here
comes the Sun
all over Earth.
Imagine
the seed
this planet was
in your hand.
All the code
sprouting
new leaves &
strategies
beneath our feet.
Civilization
is just
bad strategy.
Humanity
is disrespect for human
life
in broad daylight.
Dan Hoy is the author of Glory Hole (Mal-O-Mar Editions), Exile & Revolt (Times Shares) and other small collections, including The Luciferians (Solar Luxuriance), excerpted here and released to the world this past Christmas. He contributes to the multidisciplinary blog Montevidayo and his personal website is www.thepinupstakes.com.