by Dan Campion

“Here Is the Date When Life on Earth Will End, Long Before the Sun Explodes”
—Daily Galaxy

Long, long before the Sun explodes
(Five billion years or so),
Not even roaches, mites, and toads
Will thrive. Where can we go,
In several hundred million years,
Instead of being baked?
We’ll cook in place. As Hades nears,
We’ll say the heat is faked.