In the depths
of darkness pulsing,
within and yet not
apart of; earth,
rich and moist...
something stirred.
Comforting warmth leaked,
seeping out of lethargic
awakening, heating water
that enveloped no longer
a fitful dormancy.
With a rushing roar,
sloshing and a-splashing,
the world gave way. Through
a slimy tunnel of intransigent
stasis, it fell into--
Riots of colour
interspersed with explosions
of alternating pitch as
the earth groaned, distended
protusions deflating.
With its arrival, the earth
swelled, joyous. But the sun bled
red fire into the blue, fleeing
the skies welcome embrace;
darkness fell, upon
the birthing of Man.
