Eclipse ‘24, for Grey, 24

He has sought

the path of totality,

my son.

He has built

an infrastructure

to worship it,

laid down ropes of power

for the festival.

He will stand beneath

the darkened sun

whole.

He knows now,

it doesn’t last long.

I know now,

he will come home.

A raven will shout

something dark

about awe.

Sacred Masculine, 2023, collage, Rachel Kellum