Julius Caesar burnt enemy ships
in the harbour. It may have spread
to the library by accident.
Yesterday the house shook
and buzzed inside. I said,
What the hell is going on?
And there was no one to answer.
Solar wind is just a result
of too much heat. I wanted it to be more
dramatic. The sun is so dramatic
when compared to my existence.
The 11:40 train departs,
arrives 16:17. All the time
I’m travelling, I’m at a loss
for information.
The library was the brightest
it had ever been
when the books were consumed
as firewood. It radiated
the way the sun does.
The corona is most visible
when the moon obscures the rest.
First there were ships in the harbour.
Then there were none.
What happened to the ships? I asked.