Artificial Supernova
My peace lily thinks this LED
is the sun. Indoor plants
can seldom tell the difference.
She only knows the warmth
that radiates from the perfect
distance. Any closer and her
glossy leaves would be
incinerated. I am a cloddish
creator, carelessly overloading
circuits. I strove to stimulate
growth, but when the fuse blows
my lily thinks she has seen
stars explode. this must be
mass extinction she thinks,
retreating into her bulb.
by Becca Fang
from National Poetry Library