You can photograph a sunset or
a solar eclipse
holding a camera here on earth,
but where can you stand to shoot the apocalypse?
You can shoot the rapids in a
canoe or a kayak
(for what that’s worth),
and you can even photograph a solar eclipse
if your gear is up to it
(maybe from somewhere
in St. Paul). But where do you stand to shoot the apocalypse?
When the apocalypse happens, you
can’t plant your feet
so’s to get a level eye on what’s coming forth—
a lot more challenging than a solar eclipse,
because you’re part of the
whole god-damned To-Hell-With-It—
witnessing the hideous birth,
not just of the old familiar crappie that eats the sun,
but of the dreadful million-fangéd Snake—
each fang a unique internet port.
Photographing a solar eclipse?
Piece of cake! But you can’t shoot the apocalypse.
