If the debris
from Halley's Comet
is visible
in your part of the world
at approximately
nine in the morning
Eastern Daylight Time Wednesday
remember that
an uncaring universe
even at a negative
454 degrees Fahrenheit
is not necessarily
the same
as a "cold" universe
more like a "chill" one
perhaps just waiting for us
to clean up our own trash
and that Eminem's 2002 "Hailie's Song"
was about his daughter
who did not
spawn the comet
though she was proudly crowned
Homecoming Queen
in October 2013.
Dr. Ben Carson
thinks hip-hop is disrespectful
to modern values
of decency and respect
but nonetheless launched
his 2016 presidential campaign
with a gospel choir rendition
of her father's 2003 song
"Lose Yourself."
Barring any definite outside answer
one can only guess
that the universe
has just one message
for us
equal parts terrifying
and hopeful that
"Everything in the universe
that can happen
will happen
(eventually)."
This poem © 2015 Emily Cooper.
