Natural Decay

Wait for it, blink and you'll miss.

A little spark, a flash of light

And then

Boom.

Pollution unseen,

Beyond anything imaginable

By a few lowly humans.

It's deadly: heavy metal toxicity.

No, not in your veins, or blood.

Toxicity in the molten soul of the solar system,

The pulsating heart of our sun, Sol.

If you missed the spark, fear not.

You have a few million years

To watch it devour the inner solar system

As it expands.

A bright beacon forever marking

The birth place of humanity

And the death of its home planet.